Romelu Lukaku will be guesting with AS Roma at former club Inter Milan on Sunday. The Interisti’s plan to disrupt the goal scorer’s every action with the help of whistles is now being put a stop to by the Milan police.
The Lombard fans have bought no less than 30,000 whistles, the “Gazzetta dello Sport” reported. The plan of the Tifosi, perhaps also in the style of the supporters of Galatasaray Istanbul, who had recently annoyed the Bayern players in the Champions League: to upset Romelu Lukaku every time the Belgian touches the ball with a collective and shrilly loud whistle.
“For reasons of public safety “
However, Milan’s law enforcers now want to prevent this undertaking, with concerns about tensions driving the authority. Police chief Giuseppe Petronzi has for this reason ordered the confiscation of whistles at the entrance of the San Siro stadium “for reasons of public safety” before the match between Inter and Lukaku’s new club AS Rome on Sunday. The decision that they would be banned from being taken into the stadium was served on both clubs. It is questionable whether each of the small whistles will also be discovered at the entrance control.
An idol of Inter fans
Lukaku advanced to become the idol of Inter fans during his time at Inter. Winning the Scudetto in the 2020/21 season, the striker scored 24 goals in the championship to move to Chelsea FC for the new season. He was not really happy at the Blues, last year the 30-year-old returned to the Lombards on loan, scored ten goals, but was repeatedly set back by injuries.
In the summer, Lukaku’s planned permanent move to Inter fell through, and the Belgian international and Chelsea agreed on a loan deal with José Mourinho’s Roma. At his new club, the attacker’s scoring rate is now back on track: Lukaku has scored five goals in seven Serie A matches and three in three Europa League games.