"Good news" for the Moroccan national team before facing Belgium.
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| The Moroccan national team faces its Belgian counterpart on Sunday |
In a press conference before the match against Morocco, Martinez was quoted as saying, "The striker, Romelu Lukaku, will not start, at best, he may play a few minutes, but that will depend on today's training session."
Medically, we stated that he would only be ready for the third game, against Croatia, the speaker continued.
Lukaku's absence is happy news for the "Atlas Lions", as the 29-year-old veteran is considered one of the stars and pillars of the Belgian national team.
Lukaku, who was injured in the left thigh before the World Cup in Qatar, participated in two training sessions for his country, on Thursday and Friday, after missing the first match against Canada.
Journalists observed that Lukaku participated in running and ball drills with the rest of the team during the training session that was held at the Belgian national team camp on Salwa Beach, 100 kilometers southwest of Doha, in temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius.
On Thursday, Martinis added, "If he is ready, he will be in the group, starting or on the bench." Following then, it is up to him how he feels.
Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, praised the return of the historical top scorer for the Belgian national team, and stated: "Certainly, his return will support us. People will fear him, and this gives us options."
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