{"id":128562,"date":"2020-10-25T06:40:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T05:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=128562"},"modified":"2020-10-25T06:40:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T05:40:22","slug":"lukaku-strikes-again-as-inter-milan-grind-out-2-0-win-at-genoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/lukaku-strikes-again-as-inter-milan-grind-out-2-0-win-at-genoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukaku strikes again as Inter Milan grind out 2-0 win at Genoa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romelu Lukaku struck again as Inter Milan ground out a 2-0 win away to Genoa in a lacklustre Serie A match on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian scored his fifth league goal of the season, and his seventh in all competitions, as Inter Milan ended a three-match winless run. They also kept a clean sheet for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku broke the deadlock in the 64th minute and Danilo D\u2019Ambrosio headed the second 15 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Beaten 2-1 by AC Milan last week, Inter Milan moved up to third with 10 points from five games.<\/p>\n<p>It was anything but a memorable performance from Inter Milan who failed to manage a shot on target in the first half of a Serie A game for the first time since March 2019.<\/p>\n<p>They improved noticeably in the last half hour, however, after Nicolo Barella replaced Christian Eriksen, who gave another lukewarm performance.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides were missing players due to COVID-19 infections although Inter Milan  full-back Achraf Hakimi was on the bench and came on in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan had tested positive on Wednesday, hours before their 2-2 UEFA Champions League draw against Borussia Moenchengladbach, but then had tested negative twice in the last two days.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Milan had 67 per cent possession in the first half but could not break down Genoa\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n<p>Eriksen was substituted in the 58th minute and his replacement Barella was involved in the opening goal six minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>He played a one-two with Lukaku who cut inside his marker and fired past Mattia Perin.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Ambrosio headed the second from a corner in the 79th minute as Inter Milan sealed an unimpressive, but important, win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romelu Lukaku struck again as Inter Milan ground out a 2-0 win away to Genoa in a lacklustre Serie A match on Saturday. 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