Lukaku flourishes under Conte as Inter challenge Juve's supremacy


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan v Genoa - San Siro, Milan, Italy - December 21, 2019 Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) - Widely criticised at Manchester United last season and stung by a suggestion that he performs best as a target man, Romelu Lukaku has bounced back in style at Inter Milan as they challenge Juventus' long-running Serie A supremacy.

The Belgian took his tally to 18 goals in all competitions after scoring twice in a 4-1 Coppa Italia win over Cagliari on Tuesday, once again answering those who said he was not worth the club record 80 million euros ($89.27 million) Inter paid for him at the start of the season.

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