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Roma striker Lukaku happy scoring in friendly win against Al Shabab

Roma striker Romelu Lukaku was happy scoring in their friendly win against Al Shabab.

The clash in Saudi Arabia has acted as a training game for new coach Daniele de Rossi.

Lukaku said: "Today it was important to win.

"For us there are no friendlies, we want to win them all matches, even in training. We did it today too, it was a good test to see where we are. From tomorrow, when we return to Trigoria, we have to prepare for a difficult match that we will play on Monday.

"We all have the responsibility to bring Roma higher in the table and go as far as possible in the Europa League. This is our goal and we work for this every day."

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