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Europa League final: Romelu Lukaku own goal earns Sevilla 3-2 win over Inter Milan

August 21, 2020 Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku in action with Sevilla's Nemanja Gudelj, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Martin Meissner/Pool via REUTERS

Sevilla clinched the Europa League title with a 3-2 win over Inter Milan after an overhead kick by defender Diego Carlos deflected by the Italian side's top scorer Romelu Lukaku settled a thrilling contest on Friday.

It was an astonishing anti-climax to Lukaku's first season at Inter after he had set the longest scoring run by a player in UEFA Cup/Europa League history when he netted in the 11th successive game to give Inter an early lead.

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