Romelu Lukaku made an instantaneous impression on his Napoli debut by netting the leveller which arrange Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 win over 10-man Parma, whereas AC Milan have been held to an entertaining 2-2 draw at Lazio. Belgium striker Lukaku accomplished a everlasting transfer to Napoli from Chelsea on Thursday, ending a protracted interval of limbo with the Blues. And he helped save his new group from an embarrassing defeat towards a Parma group who needed to play practically half an hour with a person down and an outfield participant in purpose.
Substitute Lukaku lashed residence his first Napoli purpose within the second of a whopping quarter-hour of stoppage time previous Enrico Delprato, who went between the sticks following Zion Suzuki’s 76th-minute sending off.
Suzuki’s dismissal for a second reserving got here moments after coach Fabio Pecchia had made his final attainable substitutions for Parma, who had taken a shock Nineteenth-minute lead from the penalty spot by Ange-Yoan Bonny.
And Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa thumped residence the profitable header 4 minutes after Lukaku’s equaliser handy Napoli a dramatic second win from their first three matches.
Lukaku netted after being introduced to residence followers alongside Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour to supporters earlier than kick-off, all three signed within the days main as much as the match with Parma.
“It’s an honour to play for this group, these followers and the gamers who’ve welcomed me right here so properly. It’s been little bit of a behavior of mine over my profession to attain on my debut however on the finish of the day we gained, and that is an important factor,” Lukaku instructed DAZN.
Lukaku was introduced in to interchange Victor Osimhen who has been excluded from the Napoli squad after failing to search out an exit from southern Italy.
Osimhen had been agitating for a transfer away from Napoli after the membership descended into chaos virtually instantly after claiming their third league crown final yr.
But no membership got here near each assembly Napoli’s valuation and satisfying Osimhen’s wage necessities, leaving the 25-year-old in a gilded cage because the membership builds a brand new group for Antonio Conte.
Milan coach Paulo Fonseca dropped star gamers Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez as he tried to shake issues up following two deeply disappointing opening shows.
But each have been introduced on shortly after Lazio took the lead within the 66th minute following two quickfire tap-ins from Valentin Castellanos and Boulaye Dia which cancelled out Strahinja Pavlovic’s early opener.
And Leao virtually instantly levelled the scores after combining with Hernandez and fellow substitute Tammy Abraham, who made his Milan debut lower than a day after arriving on mortgage from Roma.
However Milan sit 14th on two factors, hardly the beginning followers have been hoping for after Fonseca changed Stefano Pioli in the course of the shut season.
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