Romelu Lukaku ruled out of Belgium's next 2 games
Posted June 07, 2022 7:00 am
BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku will miss the national team's next two Nations League matches because of the ankle injury he picked up against the Netherlands, coach Roberto Martinez said Tuesday.
Lukaku has been ruled out of Wednesday's game against Poland and won't play at Wales on Saturday, Martinez said. Lukaku got injured in the 4-1 loss to the Dutch last week in Brussels.
Martinez said the Chelsea forward's injury is not 'œas bad" as initially thought, but Lukaku is also likely to miss Belgium's game on June 14 in Poland.
'œThere is a very, very, vey slim option that he can be involved in the last game," Martinez said.
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Belgium's Timothy Castagne and Romelu Lukaku, right, react after a missed chance to score during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Belgium and the Netherlands, at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk, right, heads the ball over Belgium's Romelu Lukaku during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Belgium and the Netherlands, at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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