Romelu Lukaku scored another double against Russia.
Author of an exceptional season with Inter Milan, with 24 goals in Serie A, the second best total behind capocannoniere Cristiano Ronaldo and a title of champion of Italy, Romelu Lukaku hopes to shine brightly on the lawns of the Euro 2021.
And for Belgium’s first match in the European tournament, against Russia, Romelu Lukaku lived up to his reputation. The Red Devils striker opened the scoring in the 10th minute taking advantage of a mistake by the Russian defense. He dedicated his goal to his Inter Milan teammate Christian Eriksen, who suffered a heart attack during the meeting played at 18:00 between Denmark and Finland.
In the 88th minute, Lukaku scored a second goal allowing Belgium to beat Russia 3-0 (Meunier is the other scorer of the evening). With this double, Lukaku confirms that he is once again a formidable scorer and he displays impressive stats. Indeed, since the end of the 2018 World Cup, Lukaku has taken part in 19 matches with Belgium and scored 22 goals!
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And as if that wasn’t enough, he also delivered 4 assists. At 28, the player seems to have reached his full potential and Belgium are counting on him to win their first major trophy and erase the immense disappointment of the 2018 World Cup: Belgium had placed third after losing in semi-final against France.
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