Former Inter star Alessandro Altobelli admits he has been pleasantly surprised by the performances of Romelu Lukaku for the club, and has no qualms about placing him among the world's striking elite.
Lukaku has spearheaded Inter's title charge in 2020-21, making them favourites for their first Scudetto since 2010.
And according to Altobelli, he is up there with the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland when it comes to talent in front of the net.
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“At the beginning of the season, I thought he was an average player, but I was wrong,” Altobelli, who spent more than a decade with Inter in the 1970s and 80s and helped Italy to lift the 1982 World Cup, told La Gazzetta dello Sport .