MILAN: Romelu Lukaku’s (pix) return to Inter Milan has been far from what he would have hoped it would be but the Belgium striker is showing signs of life as his team prepare for the Champions League visit of Porto.

Hit by a succession of injuries and ridiculed for his part in his country’s dismal World Cup campaign, Lukaku has been a peripheral fugure in what was supposed to a glorious homecoming season for the 2021 Serie A winner.