Calling 23 Inter Players Affected By COVID-19 Symptoms, Lukaku Was Sentenced By The Club

JAKARTA - In an Instagram Live session with Kat Kerkhofs, Belgian TV presenter and wife of Napoli player Dries Mertens, striker Romelu Lukaku claimed 23 of 25 Inter Milan players returned from their holiday in December with symptoms of COVID-19 or the corona virus. A statement that the Nerazzurri cannot accept.

Lukaku's claim is considered baseless. So far, not a single member of the Inter squad has confirmed they have contracted COVID-19.

"We got a week off in December, we went back to work and I swear that 23 of the 25 players have been sick. I'm not kidding," Lukaku said in the interview.

"We played against Radja Nainggolan's team (26 January) which is Cagliari and after about 25 minutes, one of our defenders had to leave the field. He could not continue the match and almost collapsed," added the 26-year-old.

Although Lukaku has not named his name, Milan Skriniar was the player who was substituted after playing 17 minutes of the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Lukaku continued, everyone coughed and had a fever. When he was warming up, he felt much hotter than usual. Lukaku admitted that he had not had a fever for years.

"After the match, there is a dinner planned with the guests, but I have permission not to come to them and go straight to sleep. We never had a COVID-19 test at that time, so we will never know for sure," said the purchased player. during that hot season from Manchester United.

Reported by Skysports, Thursday, April 23, Lukaku has apologized for his comments and has received punishment from La Beneamata.

Italy is one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, with the country's first official case reported on January 31.