This is still possible.
Lukaku has had enough rest after playing for Belgium and if his health is stable then there is no reason to keep him on the bench especially as Roma must now take 3 points as they are yet to win this early in the season.
Lukaku could be a good alternative even though his form is still not good but he can definitely show something good at Roma.
On the other hand, Roma's advantage is also now a little bigger because Empoli are still below them and Empoli's performance is not better than Roma so it would be a shame if this match Roma again did not get points.
Yes, Roma must be able to exploit their opponent's weaknesses as best as possible to chase their first win of the season. Mourinho understands Lukaku character well enough so he will choose Lukaku to be the starter throughout this season. So, for Lukaku himself, he must be able to take advantage of this opportunity to give everything he can to bring Roma their first victory in front of their supporters.
I am sure Empoli will play relatively defensively in this match because in their last 5 meetings with Roma, Empoli have never won a match when they faced Roma. So a draw might improve Empoli performance when facing Roma so they will fight to thwart Roma chances of securing 3 points.
That's the point, because looking at the current situation Lukaku and Roma have to prove themselves.
Lukaku must do his best so that he is not too still worthy to be seen as a great player on the other hand, Roma are also the same because they must start to rise especially when their opponent is a club that is critical in terms of performance.
It is possible that Empoli will do a defensive scheme again in this match but on the other hand, this is what Roma must take advantage of by trying to attack and create goals because that's how they can win especially with the current conditions actually Mou must try better because they are still bad in attack.
This is still possible.
Lukaku has had enough rest after playing for Belgium and if his health is stable then there is no reason to keep him on the bench especially as Roma must now take 3 points as they are yet to win this early in the season.
Lukaku could be a good alternative even though his form is still not good but he can definitely show something good at Roma.
On the other hand, Roma's advantage is also now a little bigger because Empoli are still below them and Empoli's performance is not better than Roma so it would be a shame if this match Roma again did not get points.
As a player that just arrived few days to their Italian Serie A game against AC Milan, I never expected Romelu Lukaku to start that particular game and as expected he came from the bench but unfortunately for him, he didn't didn't have a major impact as they lost the game at home to AC Milan.
That being said, I think Romelu Lukaku didn't come to Roma to be starting matches on bench as I'm sure the manager Jose Mourinho is very much aware of that. Tammy Abraham is currently sidelined with injury and I don't see any reason why the Belgium international wouldn't start their next game.
Lukaku made his Roma debut as a substitute and he played from the 70th minute btw, but for the next game against Empoli I don't think that will be the case as he will definitely be in the starting line up apart from proving that he can be a good option, this is also Lukaku's real introduction in Roma.