{"id":289556,"date":"2023-09-12T07:35:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T07:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289556"},"modified":"2023-09-12T07:35:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T07:35:04","slug":"romelu-lukaku-praises-roma-fans-greeting-after-chelsea-hell-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/romelu-lukaku-praises-roma-fans-greeting-after-chelsea-hell-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Romelu Lukaku praises Roma fans&apos; greeting after Chelsea hell escape"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Romelu Lukaku admits &#8216;I live for these emotions&#8217; after hundreds of Roma fans turned out to give him a hero&#8217;s welcome as he escapes Chelsea hell\u00a0 at Jose Mourinho&#8217;s side<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Romelu Lukaku has only managed 19 minutes of action since signing for Roma<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Belgian insisted that that level of support is &#8216;what you want to experience&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast\u00a0 It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Romelu Lukaku admitted that seeing the mass turnout of Roma fans on his arrival at Ciampino Airport filled him with &#8216;positive thoughts&#8217; ahead of his loan move from Chelsea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian forward has once again departed the Blues for Italy, joining Jose Mourinho&#8217;s Giallorossi\u00a0on the penultimate day of the transfer window to secure regular football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a \u00a398million move from Inter to Stamford Bridge in 2021, it has been a far from comfortable return to west London which has yielded just 15 goals in 44 games, with a return to Inter on loan coming last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With his place in the side under threat once again, seemingly being frozen out of Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s first-team, Lukaku has once again sought the refuge of Serie A football, with Roma keen to bring the striker in on loan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an interview now released by the Europa League runners-up, Lukaku has admitted that seeing the throngs of people who turned out to welcome him to the Italian capital was &#8216;beautiful&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/07\/75323043-12507603-image-m-12_1694500833176.jpg\" height=\"565\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Romelu Lukaku was greeted by Roma fans on his arrival at Rome&#8217;s second airport Ciampino<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/07\/75322829-12507603-image-a-2_1694500346117.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Giallorossi fans turned out in their droves to give the Belgian a hero&#8217;s welcome in August<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=FKqXGpm7G1A%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You know what&#8217;s beautiful? That Roma fans support the players a lot if they play well,&#8217; he said. &#8216;This, for a person like me and for the rest of the team, is good for all of us.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When I landed and saw all those people waiting for me I could only think positive thoughts. That&#8217;s what you want to experience when you play football. You live for those emotions,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Colosseum? It&#8217;s beautiful, it&#8217;s the first time for me because I&#8217;ve never been here before. Now I can see the symbol of Rome, it&#8217;s a moment I&#8217;ve been waiting for for many years because when I was little it was impossible to see it. Now I&#8217;m here and I want to take some nice photos to show my children.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Since arriving at the Giallorossi Lukaku has played just 19 minutes of competitive football as he works his way back to full fitness, coming on in a recent 2-1 defeat to AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho&#8217;s side have not made the best of starts to life in 2023-24, currently sat\u00a0 18th after three games having drawn their opener against Salernitana, followed by defeats to Verona and Milan, both 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>There is great expectation on the 30-year-old\u00a0to rediscover his best form after a difficult 12 months that saw him struggle to cement a starting berth at Inter Milan last season and fail to find the net in the Qatar World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku touched down via private jet at Rome&#8217;s Ciampino airport on Tuesday afternoon and was met by eager supporters anticipating his arrival, the player lifting a Roma scarf above his head to the evident joy of the masses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were loud roars from the crowd as he stepped out at the city&#8217;s second airport waving, touching his chest and showing his appreciation for the welcome, beaming all the while.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/07\/75322827-12507603-image-a-3_1694500390901.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Supporters were keen to get a glimpse of their new man, who arrived on a \u00a35m season-long loan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/07\/75322823-12507603-image-a-4_1694500395815.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lukaku has played only 19 minutes since his return to Serie A, coming on during a 2-1 loss to AC Milan<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12507603\/Romelu-Lukaku-Roma-Chelsea-Jose-Mourinho.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romelu Lukaku admits &#8216;I live for these emotions&#8217; 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