- Romelu Lukaku scored Roma’s sixth goal on Sunday as they defeated Empoli 7-0
- The Belgian is on loan there for the season, because he was unwanted at Chelsea
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Jose Mourinho has told Inter Milan they have ‘no reason to be angry’ with Romelu Lukaku after the Belgian striker opened his account for Roma.
Lukaku, who is spending the season there on loan from Chelsea, scored Roma’s sixth goal in a 7-0 thrashing of Empoli at the Stadio Olimpico.
Mourinho previously worked with Lukaku at Chelsea and Manchester United and will be hoping to revive the 30-year-old’s career after being knocked out at Stamford Bridge and having a largely unhappy reunion with Inter last season.
‘He is happy. Romelu needs to feel loved and wanted, and he understood that the team needed a player like him,” Mourinho told DAZN after the win.
‘At Inter they have no reason to be angry; they should be happy for their former manager, who needed Romelu.”
Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring the first goal of his loan spell at Roma as they beat Empoli
Lukaku will be hoping to get his career back on track after struggling at Inter Milan last season and being dropped at Chelsea
Mourinho said after the match that Lukaku ‘must feel loved’ and added that there is ‘no reason for Inter to be angry’ about the striker
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Mourinho added: ‘For me it wasn’t important whether Lukaku scored or not, but maybe it was for him. He has always shown that he wants to make himself available.
‘Then the fact that he scored under the Curva made his evening perfect, but we still have to learn to play well with him, and he with us.
‘We need time to work and there is little time.’
Paulo Dybala scored two of Roma’s seven goals, while Renato Sanches, Bryan Cristante and Gianluca Mancini also had shots on target. Their third was an own goal by Alberto Grassi.
It was Roma’s first Serie A win of the season, after losses to Verona and AC Milan, plus a draw against Salernitana.
Mourinho’s side start the UEFA Europa League group stage on Thursday with a visit to Moldovan club Sheriff, before playing Torino in their next league match on Sunday evening.