Jose Mourinho hit out at reports that Romelu Lukaku will face a hostile reception from Inter fans this weekend: ‘I didn’t know Lukaku was so important to Inter.’ Italian media have suggested that the Nerazzurri’s Curva Nord will be handing out 50,000 whistles which will be used against the Belgian striker on his return to the Stadio Meazza on Sunday evnning.
When asked about the planned response, Mourinho confirmed that the former Inter striker will play in the match, dismissing the planned fan reaction:
“Lukaku will play. It’s a very difficult, important match, he is important for us, especially without [Paulo] Dybala and [Lorenzo] Pellegrini. Lukaku must play. I didn’t know he was so important in Milan, because what he did, winning the Scudetto, two cups, 200 players in Inter have won a super cup.
“Afterwards it is interesting to understand why if Lukaku goes from Inter to Roma to help his coach it is a drama, while in the past [Fabio] Cannavaro went from Inter to Juve without problems. [Christian] Vieri no problem, Romelu at Roma is a surprise because I didn’t think he would be in the hearts of the Inter fans.”
