The impressive Lukaku struck in the first half at King Baudouin Stadium on Sunday to give the Red Devils a deserved victory.
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The 45-year-old former Lazio and Italy striker succeeds Antonio Conte, who left Inter last week after guiding them to the Serie A title.
The 36-year-old beat out the likes of Romelu Lukaku, who was second in the scoring standings with 24, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who found the net 15 times in the Italian top flight.
Cristiano Ronaldo tapped home after his initial penalty kick was saved to put Juve ahead midway through the first half.
Inter broke Juve’s nine-year streak of domestic dominance by clinching their 19th Scudetto after nearest rivals Atalanta drew 1-1 at Sassuolo to leave the Nerazzurri 13 points clear with four games remaining.
The runaway leaders had been frustrated against a relegated side who are bottom of the table.
Coach Antonio Conte ran onto the pitch to celebrate with his players as the goal restored Inter’s 11-point advantage over second-place AC Milan, which won 3-1 at Parma on Saturday
Inter are seven points ahead of second-placed city rivals AC Milan who are at Roma later Sunday, and 10 clear of champions Juventus, who were held 1-1 at Hellas Verona on Saturday and have played a game fewer.
The former Manchester United teammates were both given yellow cards after an argument and a head-to-head clash between their pair just before half-time, which continued into the tunnel during the interval.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s team will have to do without Paulo Dybala, while on Inter side, both Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martínez will be eager to come out on top.
Both players have each received a one-game ban.
This result has sent Antonio Conte’s team to the top of the standings above AC Milan.
Just one point and one place separated the two sides before kickoff, and the game was decided when David Ospina conceded a spot kick midway through the second half, which Lukaku converted.
Lukaku’s double gave Inter their first victory in the Champions League this season in a rollercoaster game, blowing Group B wide open ahead of the final round of group matches next week.
The Belgian scored his fifth league goal of the season, and his seventh in all competitions, as Inter Milan ended a three-match winless run.
The Belgian put Inter Milan in front with an opportunist goal in the 49th minute.
Lukaku, who revived his career in Italy with 34 goals in all competitions in his first season at the club, scored seven times in the Europa League in six matches.
The Belgium international, who had put his side ahead with a fifth-minute penalty, stabbed Diego Carlos’ 74th minute acrobatic effort into his own net at the RheinEnergieStadion as the LaLiga outfit fought back to win a pulsating encounter 3-2 on a dramatic evening in Cologne.
The Italian side advanced to the final for the first time in 22 years
The single-match, neutral-venue tie, played at the Veltins-Arena, was rearranged after the scheduled fixtures in March were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic