Lukaku to miss Belgium’s Nations League match in Turkey with hip injury
Romelu Lukaku will miss Belgium’s Nations League match in Turkey with a minor hip injury, with the national team hoping he can return for Sunday’s game against Italy.
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Belgium will be without Romelu Lukaku for Thursday’s Nations League away match against Turkey after the striker suffered a minor hip injury, the Belgian football association says. He is staying in Belgium to work on his recovery ahead of Sunday’s match against Italy in Brussels.
The association said its medical staff were doing everything possible to get Lukaku fit for Sunday. Belgium have six points in the group, behind France on 10 and Italy on seven; Turkey have none. The top two teams advance to the quarter-finals.
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