We consider the functional \[ F(u)=\int_{ \Omega} f(\nabla u)\,dx\qquad u\in\varphi+W^{ 1,1}_0(\Omega) \] where $\Omega$ is a Lipschitz bounded open set of $\R^N$, $f:\R^N\to\R\cup \{ +\infty\}$ is a superlinear Borel function, $\varphi\in W^{ 1,\infty}(\Omega)$. We prove that, if $f$ is superlinear and satisfies very weak assumptions, then the Lavrentiev phenomenon does not occur. We underline that our assumptions include the case of non continuous, non convex, and unbounded Lagrangians.
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