The true concern is that Antonio Conte and CEO Beppe Marotta may not share a vision for how to proceed
If Romelu Lukaku had been a little more selfish, then perhaps there would be life in the Serie A title race yet. He stepped up in a high-pressure situation on Sunday night, burying an 88th-minute penalty to bring Inter to 2-2 at Roma. It was the sixth he had taken this season, and the sixth he had converted.
A penalty he chose not to take, however, continues to linger in the memory. Inter were already a goal and a man up at home to Bologna on 5 July when they won a spot-kick in the 61st minute. Lukaku handed the ball to Lautaro Martínez, kissing his strike partner on the head in encouragement. The Argentinian’s weak shot was saved, and Inter collapsed to a 2-1 defeat.
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Milan 5-1 Bologna, Cagliari 1-1 Sassuolo, Verona 1-1 Atalanta, Roma 2-2 Inter, Brescia 2-1 Spal, Fiorentina 2-0 Torino, Genoa 2-1 Lecce, Napoli 2-1 Udinese, Parma 2-3 Sampdoria
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