Romelu Lukaku signed for Inter from Manchester United in the summer of 2019 in a record-breaking deal.

The Italian giants reportedly forked out around €78 million for the Belgian striker, who had been new coach Antonio Conte’s number one transfer target.

Lukaku had enjoyed a prolific career prior to joining the Nerazzurri, scoring over 100 Premier League goals during his time at Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, Everton and Man Utd.

He is also Belgium’s highest scorer in history, having made his debut for his country as a 17-year-old in 2010.

Lukaku was Inter’s marquee signing in a busy summer that also saw ex-Man Utd team-mate Alexis Sanchez, Atletico Madrid legend Diego Godin, Cagliari’s Nicolo Barella, Sassuolo’s Stefano Sensi and Hertha Berlin’s Valentino Lazaro all arrive at Appiano Gentile.

Romelu Lukaku Goals, Assists & Stats During 2019-2020 Season

Lukaku made his debut for the club in a pre-season friendly against Virtus Bergamo on August 11, immediately helping himself to four goals in an 8-0 victory.

He made his official debut on August 26 in the Serie A matchday one clash with newly-promoted Lecce at San Siro. He scored Inter’s third goal in the 60th minute as the team ran out convincing 4-0 winners.

Lukaku found the back of the net again the following week, scoring the winner from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute as Inter beat Cagliari 2-1 in Sardinia. He was also subjected to shameful racist abuse in this game from Cagliari fans whilst taking the winning penalty.

He was next on the scoresheet on Serie A matchday four as Inter won the bragging rights in the Milan derby by beating their crosstown rivals 2-0. Lukaku glanced home a header in the 78th minute to double the lead.
Inter’s six-game winning start to the 2019-20 Serie A season ended on matchday seven as they were beaten 2-1 at home by title rivals Juventus at San Siro, a game in which Lukaku was relatively quiet in.

But the big striker bounced back immediately the following matchday, scoring twice and even turning down the chance for a hat-trick by allowing strike-partner Lautaro Martinez to take a last-minute penalty, as Inter beat Sassuolo 4-3 in Reggio Emilia.

Lukaku also helped Inter get off the mark in the Champions League. After drawing 1-1 with Slavia Prague on matchday one and then unluckily losing 2-1 at Barcelona on matchday two, Lukaku helped the Nerazzurri beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on October 23 to get themselves back into qualification contention.

The Belgian striker scored in every single one of Inter’s matches in the Europa League from the round of last 32 to and including the final which the Nerazzurri lost 3-2 against Sevilla.

Below is a statistical breakdown of Lukaku’s matches with stats taken from WyScout.

Inter’s Results & Romelu Lukaku’s Stats During The 2019-20 Season

DATE FIXTURE COMPETITION LUKAKU’S GOALS, ASSISTS, YELLOW CARDS, RED CARDS

Aug 26 Inter 4-0 Lecce Serie A 1 goal 0 assists 0 yellow cards 0 red cards.

Sep 1 Cagliari 1-2 Serie A Inter 1, 0, 0, 0.

Sep 14 Inter 1-0 Udinese Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Sep 17 Inter 1-1 Slavia Prague Champions League 0, 0, 0, 0.

Sep 21 Milan 0-2 Inter Serie A 1, 0, 0, 0.

Sep 25 Inter 1-0 Lazio Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Sep 28 Sampdoria 1-3 Inter Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Oct 2 Barcelona 2-1 Inter Champions League DIDN’T PLAY

Oct 6 Inter 1-2 Juventus Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Oct 20 Sassuolo 3-4 Inter Serie A 2, 0, 0, 0.

Oct 23 Inter 2-0 Borussia Dortmund Champions League 0, 0, 0, 0.

Oct 26 Inter 2-2 Parma Serie A 1, 0, 0, 0.

Oct 29 Brescia 1-2 Inter Serie A 1, 0, 0, 0.

Nov 2 Bologna 1-2 Inter Serie A 2, 0, 0, 0.

Nov 5 Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Inter Champions League 0, 0, 0, 0.

Nov 9 Inter 2 – 1 Hellas Verona Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Nov 23 Torino 0-3 Inter Serie A 1, 0 , 0, 0.

Nov 27 Slavia Prague 1-3 Inter Champions League 1, 2, 0, 0.

Dec 1 Inter 2-1 SPAL Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Dec 6 Inter 0-0 Roma Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Dec 10 Inter 1-2 Barcelona Champions League 1, 0, 0, 0.

Dec 15 Fiorentina 1-1 Inter Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Dec 21 Inter 4-0 Genoa Serie A 2, 1, 0, 0.

Jan 6 Napoli 1-3 Inter Serie A 2, 0, 0, 0.

Jan 11 Inter 1-1 Atalanta Serie A 0, 1, 0, 0.

Jan 14 Inter 4-1 Cagliari Coppa Italia 2, 0, 0, 0.

Jan 19 Lecce 1-1 Inter Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Jan 26 Inter 1-1 Cagliari Serie A 0, 0, 1, 0.

Jan 29 Inter 2-1 Fiorentina Coppa Italia 0, 0, 0, 0.

Feb 2 Udinese 0-2 Inter Serie A 2, 0, 0, 0.

Feb 9 Inter 4-2 AC Milan Serie A 1, 0, 1, 0.

Feb 12 Inter 0-1 Napoli Coppa Italia 0, 0, 0, 0.

Feb 16 Lazio 2-1 Inter Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Feb 20 Ludogorets 0-2 Inter Europa League 1, 1, 0, 0.

Feb 27 Inter 2-1 Ludogorets Europa League 1, 0, 0, 0.

Mar 8 Juventus 2-0 Inter Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Jun 13 Napoli 1-1 Inter Coppa Italia 0, 0, 0, 0.

Jun 21 Inter 2-1 Sampdoria Serie A 1, 0, 0, 0.

Jun 24 Inter 3-3 Sassuolo Serie A 1, 0, 0, 0.

Jun 28 Parma 1-2 Inter Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Jul 1 Inter 6-0 Brescia Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Jul 5 Inter 1-2 Bologna Serie A 1, 0, 0, 0.

Jul 9 Hellas Verona 2-2 Serie A Inter 0, 0, 0, 0.

Jul 13 Inter 3-1 Torino Serie A DIDN’T PLAY.

Jul 16 SPAL 0-4 Inter Serie A DIDN’T PLAY.

Jul 19 Roma 2-2 Inter Serie A 1, 0, 0, 0.

Jul 22 Inter 0-0 Fiorentina Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Jul 25 Genoa 0-3 Inter Serie A 2, 0, 0, 0.

Jul 28 Inter 2-0 Napoli Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Aug 1 Atalanta 0-2 Inter Serie A 0, 0, 0, 0.

Aug 5 Inter 2-0 Getafe Europa League 1, 0, 0, 0.

Aug 10 Inter 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen Europa League 1, 0, 0, 0.

Aug 17 Inter 5-0 Shakhtar Donetsk Europa League 2, 1, 0, 0.

Aug 21 Sevilla 3-2 Inter Europa League 1, 0, 0, 0.

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED SERIE A 2019/2020: 36
TOTAL GOALS SCORED SERIE A 2019/2020: 23
TOTAL ASSISTS MADE SERIE A 2019/2020: 2
TOTAL YELLOW CARDS SERIE A 2019/2020: 2
TOTAL RED CARDS SERIE A 2019/2020: 0

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED COPPA ITALIA 2019/2020: 4
TOTAL GOALS SCORED COPPA ITALIA 2019/2020: 2
TOTAL ASSISTS MADE COPPA ITALIA 2019/2020: 0
TOTAL YELLOW CARDS COPPA ITALIA 2019/2020: 0
TOTAL RED CARDS COPPA ITALIA 2019/2020: 0

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019/2020: 5
TOTAL GOALS SCORED CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019/2020: 2
TOTAL ASSISTS MADE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019/2020: 2
TOTAL YELLOW CARDS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019/2020: 0
TOTAL RED CARDS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019/2020: 0

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED EUROPA LEAGUE 2019/2020: 6
TOTAL GOALS SCORED EUROPA LEAGUE 2019/2020: 7
TOTAL ASSISTS MADE EUROPA LEAGUE 2019/2020: 2
TOTAL YELLOW CARDS EUROPA LEAGUE 2019/2020: 0
TOTAL RED CARDS EUROPA LEAGUE 2019/2020: 0

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED ALL COMPETITIONS 2019/2020: 51
TOTAL GOALS SCORED ALL COMPETITIONS 2019/2020: 34
TOTAL ASSISTS MADE ALL COMPETITIONS 2019/2020: 6
TOTAL YELLOW CARDS ALL COMPETITIONS 2019/2020: 2
TOTAL RED CARDS ALL COMPETITIONS 2019/2020: 0

Romelu Lukaku Injuries During The 2019-2020 Season

Lukaku has suffered a few injuries and niggles for Inter during the 2019-20 season forcing him to miss 2 Serie A matches and 1 Champions League match.

He picked up a quadricep injury in September, which forced him to start on the bench in the victory over Sampdoria and also miss the Champions League defeat against Barcelona at Camp Nou.

Lukaku missed a couple of matches after lockdown after sustaining a minor injury but recovered in time for the end of the Serie A season and the subsequent Europa League

The Belgian striker was criticised by some while at Manchester United, including Red Devils legend Gary Neville, for carrying too much weight.

Lukaku fired back at the critics after arriving at Inter, posting a picture on Instagram displaying an enviable physique with the caption ‘Not bad for a fat boy’.