Lukaku is the BEST penalty taker in world - here's the proof

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 12 Apr 2023 16:36 BST
• 3 min read

Romelu Lukaku may be having a miserable season on loan at Inter but there is one area of his game in which he is still world class - taking penalties.

Lukaku found the net from the spot once again on Tuesday evening as he came off the bench to score a penalty for Inter against Benfica.

The 29-year-old dispatched his penalty to give Inter a 2-0 win in Lisbon in their Champions League quarter-final first leg.

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In scoring, Lukaku maintained his incredible record at scoring penalties.

When did Lukaku last miss a penalty?

Lukaku has not missed a penalty for almost six years - last failing from the spot on August 26, 2017 for Man Utd against Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel.

Since then, Lukaku has scored 25 penalties in a row for Inter, Chelsea and the Belgium national team.

In total, Lukaku has scored 35 of the 40 penalties he has taken in his career. So five of his misses arrived in his first 15 attempts.

This season Lukaku has scored all four of his penalties for Inter.

Lukaku at Inter: 2022-23

This penalty record has been the one bright spot in what has been a dismal season on loan for Lukaku at Inter.

The 29-year-old has scored only one goal from open play all season for Inter in Serie A. He has only three goals in total - the other two coming from the penalty spot. In all competitions, Lukaku has seven goals - four of them penalties.

Inter Milan are looking increasingly likely to send Lukaku back to Chelsea at the end of the season.

Lukaku returned to Inter on a one-season loan this past summer from Chelsea, but has struggled horribly with his fitness and form.

He also flopped at the World Cup, missing a host of big chances in the 0-0 draw with Croatia which eliminated Belgium from the group stages. These misses included yet another open goal miss.