Chelsea will meet a few familiar faces when they take on Napoli in the Champions League this Wednesday.
The Italian club are currently being managed by former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte.
However, all eyes will be on Romelu Lukaku, who should be fit enough to play against his former club at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
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He made his first appearance of the season versus Juventus over the weekend after returning from injury.
Romelu Lukaku of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring
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Romelu Lukaku’s record against Chelsea
Lukaku is obviously a top centre-forward and has hurt Chelsea before, so Liam Rosenior’s side will need to be wary of him.
In total, the 32-year-old has faced Chelsea on 13 occasions. He has been on the winning team on four occasions and has scored three goals.
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Romelu Lukaku's record against Chelsea
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The Club World Cup winners have a very good striker themselves in Joao Pedro. Napoli will have to stop him if they want to earn all three points.
Pedro scored again on Sunday, his eighth Premier League goal of the season. Before his strike against Palace, he netted in Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Brentford.
Last year, football agent Federico Pastorello discussed Lukaku’s unsuccessful second spell at Chelsea, putting it down to two reasons.
Romelu Lukaku in action during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and SSC Napoli
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In the end, Lukaku’s move back to Chelsea in 2021 proved to be a huge disappointment.
In 44 appearances, the Belgian scored 15 goals, which is not the worst return. However, Lukaku arrived at Stamford Bridge as a striker with a price tag of almost £100m. More was expected of the Belgium international, who only netted eight times in the Premier League.
Lukaku does not have anything to prove this Wednesday. He has been one of Europe’s top No.9s for well over a decade now.
However, the former Inter Milan and Manchester United star would surely love a goal against his former side. If Lukaku does play against Chelsea, he is going to be fired up.
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