Italy will be the toughest opponent we have ever encountered

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Before the quarterfinal hit at the European Football Championship between Belgium and Italy, there are more questions in the Belgian team.

His coach Roberto Martinez is anxiously waiting to see if he can count on the support of Kevin De Bruyn and Eden Hazard. The helmsman of the “red devils” admits that not a single player will be one hundred percent ready in Munich.

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Thorgan Hazard shot Belgium’s promotion to the top eight, his intervention eliminated Portugal’s defending champion. Now, however, the whole country is concerned about the health of his brother and the support in the middle of the field.

In the match with Portugal, De Bruyne had to take turns at the beginning of the second half with the injured member, while E. Hazard eventually injured his thigh muscle. None of them trained on Wednesday, medical staff were constantly working to prepare them for a duel against Italy. “Every day we will strive to keep them in the best possible order,” quoted by the AFP agency coach of Belgium.

Martinez is considering other options in the offensive and in the middle of the field. E. Hazarda could be replaced by Yannick Carrasco of Atletica Madrid, SSC Naples striker Dries Mertens could replace De Bruyne. The Belgian coach expects Italy to attack from the first second: “They will be very organized.

Footballers of Belgium.

Source: SITA

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Italian midfielder Jorginho from FC Chelsea, last month met De Bruyne in the final of the Champions League and warned his teammates: “De Bruyne is the player who makes the difference. We must defend him, because he will always find space. It can be really dangerous. “

The Belgians won four times at this year’s European Championships and kept a clean sheet in three duels. However, Italy pulls a string of 31 matches without losing, it advanced to the quarterfinals after a 2: 1 victory over Austria after extra time. The triumph of Robert Mancini’s charges was ensured by the alternating players Federico Chelsea and Matteo Pessina. “Italy will be the toughest opponent we have ever encountered. They have a great series behind them, it will be a pleasant challenge for us to end it, ” he said Thorn Hazard.

Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, the player of the season in Serie A, scored three goals in the tournament. Italian midfielder Pessina said that the star of Inter Milan is able to bind three defenders. At the championship, the Italians rely on the goal smell of Ciro Immobile, who has won twice so far. First against Switzerland and then against Turkey.

Only a pole hit Austria. “The fact that we didn’t get to the World Cup in 2018 gave us a lesson. We want to forget about it now, we are excited. We have a lot to do to please the Italian fans again, we want to go far, ” said the 31-year-old striker.

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