Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring for Inter Milan on Saturday night - and dedicated the penalty to his former teammate Christian Atsu. <br /><br />Earlier on Saturday, representatives for Atsu confirmed his body had been found under rubble 12 days after a huge earthquake devastated Turkey, where the Ghanaian was playing for Hatayspor. <br /><br />It was the 31-year-old's latest club in a storied career, which included stints with Premier League clubs Newcastle United, Bournemouth, and Everton - and it was at the latter where he played alongside Lukaku.<br /><br />The Belgian striker is now on loan at Inter Milan and scored his second goal for the club with a penalty to open the scoring against Udinese. Lukaku saw his 20th-minute penalty saved, but was able to convert when the kick had to be retaken.<br /><br />Inter Milan finished the game as 3-1 winners despite the clash being level at half-time. It leaves the club second in the Serie A table, 15 points behind runaway leaders Napoli. <br /><br />After the successful kick, Lukaku pointed his fingers to the sky in tribute to Atsu, and then post-match, he made a post to Instagram paying tribute to his former teammate. <br /><br />The 29-year-old wrote: 'Rest easy brother. This one is a hard one to take … It was amazing to be around you. You’re humbleness and love for God. The way how you worked in training. The love you had for your family and kids. <br /><br />'May God give all the strength to your kids and family … God bless your soul. Love you always.'<br /><br />Lukaku also shared a picture of his tribute after the goal, his first at the San Siro this season. On his Instagram story, he captioned it: 'love you, brother'. <br /><br />Other members of the global football family have come together to pay their respects to Atsu, including ex-Chelsea captain John Terry, who hailed the Ghanaian as 'one of the nicest people in football'. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Allan Saint-Maximin, Rafa Benitez, and Eddie Howe were among those to make tributes to Atsu ahead of Newcastle's game with Liverpool on Saturday.
