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The Belgian forward twice found the back of the net for his team, who saved a draw against his cheating German opponents.
Romelu Lukaku has extended his own scoring record in consecutive European matches for Inter.
The 27-year-old scored twice on Wednesday when he helped his Serie A side to a 2-2 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.
That double means that Lukaku has now scored in nine consecutive European games for Inter after finding form in the Europa League last season when Antonio Conte’s side reached the final where they lost to Sevilla.
Lukaku’s first season with Inter after sealing a Manchester United move saw him score 34 times in all competitions and he already has six goals to his name this campaign.
Against Gladbach, Inter took the lead through Lukaku in the 49th minute, but needed the Belgian international to score again in the 90th minute to save a point.
Conte’s team have now failed to win their last three matches, most recently losing 2-1 to AC Milan in Serie A.
Those results have clearly frustrated Lukaku, who has asked Inter to improve their mental strength to ensure they live up to their potential.
“In my opinion, this is not a good result, because we can do better. We must continue to work and be mentally stronger, because it is not an easy time for us and we have to continue to believe in our quality, ”Lukaku said. Sky Sport Italia After the match.
“Now we have to be stronger, especially mentally, and do better in defense, since we conceded two goals for our mistakes. We made so many mistakes and wasted opportunities early on, so if we don’t take advantage of them, we will have to pay at this level. “
Conte was a bit more optimistic about the outcome, noting the difficulty of seeing Achraf Hakimi ruled out of the game after testing positive for Covid-19.
“We have to focus on doing our best on the field,” Conte said. Sky Sport Italia . “That’s all we have to do. It was not easy today to receive the news at 5 in the afternoon that Hakimi was positive. Until this morning, he was training with us. He was destined to start, so we prepared all the tactical situations. .
“I told the guys to face all situations with their heads held high. It wasn’t easy on a psychological level, but the guys showed that they are good men and good players. Tonight we did well against a team with a lot of potential, one that have both technical and physical quality. “
