The match seems to be taking a back seat, at least until its final whistle. Maybe even after. Inter-Roma is the challenge between the leaders and the capitals who want to climb the rankings, but it is also the match of Lukaku's return to 'San Siro'.
And it overshadows everything else, even the stand of disqualified Mourinho, another 'former'. The Portuguese wanted to minimize the 'Big Rom' issue, as did Tiago Pinto. From the side of the interists, what needed to be said has been said in recent weeks: the club and former teammates call it a closed chapter.
The issue with the fans is different. It is inevitable. 'San Siro' welcomes Lukaku with 30 thousand whistles, because the fans feel betrayed. It has nothing to do with Rome, for Inter fans the betrayal is not related to the colors of Rome. It is a personal matter, a private matter.
So 'San Siro' is preparing to flood every touch of the ball from the Belgian side, similar to Ronaldo in 2007, when he came to this stadium with the jersey of Milan. So every touch, every pass and every shot by Lukaku will be accompanied by an annoying sound.
It is not prohibited by any article of the regulation, but it will definitely be something disturbing due to the fact that it will create confusion with the umpires of the referee. There will be no shortage of appeals for calm, but they will certainly not be heard.
The 10th week of series A returns tonight in the evening with the first duel Genoa-Salernitana. On Saturday it will be the turn of 3 other challenges where Juventus-Verona stands out, while on Sunday all attention will be on Inter-Roma at 18:00 and Napoli-Milan at 20:45.