According to RTBF and Gazzetta dello Sport, Romelu Lukaku could be absent from Belgium’s first World Cup match against Canada.
Bad news for the Red Devils two weeks before the World Cup in Qatar. Romelu Lukaku will undergo additional examinations in Belgium after his thigh relapse, reveal RTBF and Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Inter Milan striker complained again about his thigh after Saturday’s match against Sampdoria in Serie A. He will therefore find Belgium and the Red Devils’ medical staff to have details about this pain. Given the injury, he still has every chance to play at the World Cup, but he will certainly be able to miss the first leg against Canada. In a club context, the Belgian almost certainly does not play with his teammates, there are only three games left before the World Cup.
A year to quickly forget
The striker is going through a difficult period. After a missed season at Chelsea, he had a chance to bounce back at Inter Milan, where he found his attacking duo Lautaro Martinez. But the former Premier League resident was affected by several physical problems, especially the thigh problem, and only appeared in five games in all competitions.
“It is unclear how long he will be unavailable“, we say on the side of the staff of Belgium. Roberto Martinez will eventually have to do without the top scorer in the history of the Belgian selection.
