Romelu Lukaku shined in AS Roma’s win over Cagliari to save Jose Mourinho from the risk of being fired, and he also responded to recent criticism. Before the Serie A match against Cagliari, Jose Mourinho faced enormous pressure. If he couldn’t win, the “Special One” faced a huge risk of being fired.

Luckily, AS Roma had a very important victory with a score of 4-1. The person who shined was none other than striker Romelu Lukaku, contributing a double. The Belgian player scored his 7th goal after 8 matches for the Betel team.

Not only Mourinho has been under a lot of pressure, but Lukaku himself has also faced heavy criticism recently after his actions. Accordingly, Lukaku arbitrarily negotiated with Juventus even though his contract with Inter Milan had not yet expired. His parent team, Chelsea, was also not satisfied with this striker.

However, Lukaku does not mind those criticisms. The striker born in 1993 said after the match against Cagliari that he would respond to all criticism with action: “I am a professional player, many people have been talking about me all this time but I will didn’t say anything else but responded with my performance on the field.”

Lukaku’s recent high performance is the perfect response to criticism from fans. The Belgian player also helped strengthen Mourinho’s hot seat somewhat. After this match, Lukaku will focus on the Belgian team preparing for the Euro 2024 qualifiers before entering round 9 of Serie A against Monza on October 22.