- Title: Lukaku a doubt for Belgium against San Marino
- Date: 9th October 2019
- Summary: TUBIZE, BELGIUM (OCTOBER 9, 2019) (REUTERS) FORWARD ROMELU LUKAKU WARMING UP WITH MIDFIELDERS ADNAN JANUZAJ, YOURI TIELEMANS AND OTHER TEAMMATES BELGIAN PLAYERS DOING RONDO EXERCISES MIDFIELDER NACER CHADLI, LUKAKU AND DEFENDER TOBY ALDERWEIRELD TRAINING GOALKEEPER THIBAUT COURTOIS CATCHING BALLS PLAYERS STRETCHING PLAYERS LAUGHING AND JOKING DURING TRAINING PLAYERS, INCLUDING FORWARD EDEN HAZARD, DURING AGILITY EXERCISES BELGIAN NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING PLAYERS DURING VERTICAL EXERCISES DEFENDERS THOMAS VERMAELEN AND TOBY ALDERWEIRELD STRETCHING LUKAKU STRETCHING COURTOIS TRAINING WITH OTHER GOALKEEPERS FORWARD MICHY BATSHUAYI AND FORWARD DRIES MERTENS STRETCHING PLAYERS JOGGING AROUND PITCH BELGIAN NATIONAL FLAG FLYING NEXT TO UEFA RESPECT FLAG
- Embargoed: 23rd October 2019 18:23
- Keywords: Football Hazard Lukaku Euro Championships Belgian National Team Martinez San Marino European Qualifiers Belgium Kazakhstan
- Location: TUBIZE, BELGIUM
- City: TUBIZE, BELGIUM
- Country: Belgium
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001B0DNZGF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: There were still doubts on Wednesday (October 9) as to whether forward Romelu Lukaku would be fit to play Belgium's Euro 2020 qualifier against minnows San Marino on Thursday.
Lukaku is sidelined with a muscle injury, but Belgium's head coach Roberto Martinez said he was hopeful that the 26-year-old forward could still play.
Maxime Lestienne's recall to the squad ended in bitter disappointment on Monday when he had to withdraw because of injury. The Standard Liege attacker was a surprise inclusion when Roberto Martinez announced his squad.
It ended a six-year wait for Lestienne, who was called up in 2013 but did not play and has been in international wilderness since.
Belgium top their group with six wins from six matches, having previously dispatched San Marino and Scotland 4-0 respectively. They have kept five clean sheets and are tipped to extend their lead over second-placed Russia on Thursday. If they beat San Marino they will become the first country to qualify.
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