Bench seater Romelu Lukaku celebrates Napoli’s final victory in Supercoppa with a big cigar and tribute to father
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How he would have loved to be on the field. Romelu Lukaku watched from the bench as his Napoli played their way to a deserved victory in the Supercoppa final. The Red Devil did take action in the dressing room with a striking celebration.
Without his Belgians, Napoli has won its first prize of the season.
Tonight the circus of Saudi Arabia played the final of the Supercoppa against Bologna. An atypical intermezzo in the middle of the season – and both clubs could not shake that impression in a mediocre initial phase.
Bologna in particular seemed to have digested the journey poorly. Although this final was an excellent opportunity for a stunt for sixth in Serie A, the team of Immobile, among others, remained noticeably pale.
Napoli were also not in the best of shape, but Antonio Conté’s men were still able to threaten occasionally. With Romelu Lukaku on the bench, the sharp David Neres in particular took on the role of the most dangerous player.
With success, just before half-time the Brazilian cut inside and curled the opening goal wonderfully into the farthest square. Fifteen minutes later he punished Bologna’s defensive errors with a clever lob: 2-0. He single-handedly guided Napoli to victory.
In the end, Napoli – which could increasingly fall back on its counters – remained dangerous, but unlike Neres, the sights of a Hojlund or Noa Lang were not sharp. It was telling that the Italian supporters, after a series of missed opportunities, increasingly mentioned the name of “Romelu Lukaku” on social media.
Anyway, Napoli itself was no longer in danger and the first prize of the season was won. And Lukaku could celebrate that… with a cigar in hand. Afterwards he also posted a tribute to his late father on Instagram.
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