Romelu Lukaku: Chelsea Loanee Clashes With Nicolo Barella in Inter Milan Stalemate

• Romelu Lukaku shared a tense moment with his teammate Nicolo Barella during a Serie A game
• The teammates disagreed on something and tore into each other with cameras live at the pitchside
• It was a frustrating night for the 2021 champions as they dropped two points in the Scudetto race

Romelu Lukaku exchanged some bitter words with his Inter Milan teammate, Nicolo Barella on February 13.

Inter Milan were in action against Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Monday night as they attempted to close Napoli's gap at the top of the Serie A table.

Head coach, Simone Inzaghi handed Lukaku a rare start as he partnered him with Lautaro Martinez. The Belgian has struggled for game time since coming back to Milan on loan from Chelsea.

Sampdoria frustrated the Nerrazuri for long periods in the game as Inter were forced to settle for a point.

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There will now also be concerns about squad harmony after Lukaku tore into Barella in the full glare of the cameras.

Lukaku and Barella: what happened?

Barella failed to find a teammate with a pass in the first half and in turn, the Italian midfielder became frustrated. He started ranting and threw his arms into the air - an act that did not go down well with Lukaku.

The 29-year-old striker turned to his teammate and rebuked his actions.

"Don’t do that. Enough with these arms! Do not do that! It’s not good, it’s insulting, now stop!" Lukaku was reported to have said, as quoted by Football Italia.

Inzaghi reacts to Lukaku incident

The Inter Milan manager downplayed the incident during his post-match press conference.

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"These are things that happen on the pitch, which shouldn’t happen, but it happened at the end of the first half. Afterwards, they sat down next to each other; they’re great friends," Inzaghi said as quoted by Sempre Inter.

The two dropped points by Inter now sees Napoli extend their lead at the top of the table to 15 points. Inter will play Udinese next, before resuming their Champions League campaign next week against Porto.

Lukaku's touch amuses Napoli players

Sports Brief also reported on Lukaku being the laughing stock after poorly controlling the ball during Inter Milan’s clash against Napoli on January 4.

The Chelsea loanee is infamous for having a bad first touch and this was evident during the Serie A encounter against the league leaders.

Having missed most of Inter’s games due to injury, Lukaku got the chance to help his side as he was picked to start the fierce clash against Napoli.