Romelu Lukaku gave Napoli the lead three minutes into Napoli’s encounter with Milan, proving once again how much playing under Antonio Conte inspired him to hurt the Rossoneri.

The partnership between Lukaku and Conte is hurting Milan again

The Partenopei’s opener at the San Siro was Lukaku’s sixth against Milan, all of which he scored while playing for the former Chelsea manager.

The Belgium international had scored the last goal against the Rossoneri in Inter’s 3-0 win over their city rivals in February 2021, a crucial game in a season in which Conte led the Nerazzurri to their 19th Scudetto.

Since then, Lukaku has faced Milan five more times and played for Simone Inzaghi’s Inter and José Mourinho’s Roma, but he has failed to add to his tally.

The 31-year-old’s goal at San Siro was his first from the game in a month and a half after his strike against Cagliari on September 15, and was also an opportunity for the striker Achieve a total of 100 goals and assists in Serie A.