Blessing in disguise: Inter firing on all cylinders even without Lukaku

Rome, September 22

Inter Milan’s attack might be better off without Romelu Lukaku.

The Nerazzurri are spreading the scoring around more and playing as a more cohesive unit since Belgian’s departure to Chelsea.

Three days after a 6-1 rout of Bologna, Inter recovered from a goal down for a 3-1 away win on Tuesday over a Fiorentina side that had won three straight games.

Matteo Darmian, Edin Dzeko and Ivan Perisic scored for Inter after Riccardo Sottil’s opener for Fiorentina as the Serie A champion extended their unbeaten start with a fourth win in five matches.

With 18 goals in five matches, Inter have the most productive attack in the league and also the highest number of different scorers (11) — virtually erasing worries about replacing the 24 league goals that Lukaku scored last season.

Suarez gets Atletico across

Madrid: Luis Suarez needed a little more than 10 minutes to make up for his slow start to the season.

Suarez scored two late goals to give Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win at Getafe in the Spanish league on Tuesday, ending the team’s two-match winless streak and extending a decade-long unbeaten run against their Madrid rival. — Agencies