Inter striker Romelu Lukaku set a new record in the Europa League as he scored for a ninth consecutive match in the competition as Inter beat Leverkusen on Monday.
Romelu Lukaku equalled Alan Shearer’s record which has stood since 2005 by scoring in Inter’s 2-0 win over Getafe last Wednesday.
The Belgium international put Inter 2-0 up 21 minutes into the quarter-final game, squeezing a low finish in after holding off Edmond Tapsoba, before Kai Havertz reduced the deficit by half.
Romelu Lukaku, 27, previously appeared in the competition with Everton in the 2014-15 season. He scored for Everton in matches against Dynamo Kiev, Young Boys and Wolfsburg.
Romelu Lukaku’s Europa League scoring run
August 10, 2020: Inter Milan 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
August 5, 2020: Inter Milan 2-0 Getafe
February 27, 2020: Inter Milan 2-1 Ludogorets
February 20, 2020: Ludogorets 0-2 Inter Milan
March 19, 2015: Dynamo Kiev 5-2 Everton
March 12, 2015: Everton 2-1 Dynamo Kiev
February 26, 2015: Everton 3-1 Young Boys (2 goals)
February 19, 2015: Young Boys 1-4 Everton (3 goals)
November 27, 2014: Wolfsburg 0-2 Everton
Inter will face Shakhtar Donetsk or FC Basel in the semi-finals of the Europa League.
The former Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku scored 23 league goals for Inter, as they finished second behind Juventus.
Romelu Lukaku is now Inter’s top scorer in a season since Samuel Etoo in the 2010-11 season.
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