Lukaku left out of match against Turkey, Nations League at stake
Romelu Lukaku, the striker of the Red Devils, announced that he will not play the friendly match against Turkey because of a slight hip injury, staying in Tubize to be treated, while the medical staff aims to make him available for the final Nations League group against Italy on Sunday.
No Turkey‑Belgium match for Romelu Lukaku. The photo of Romelu Lukaku comes from Photo News. At 13:16, the official X account of the Red Devils stated that Lukaku « will not play the Turkey‑Belgium match, suffers a slight hip injury and remains in Belgium to be treated in the best conditions, the medical staff is doing everything to have him fit again by Sunday ».
The striker is playing this season at the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. He had already pencilled in the match against Turkey in Izmir in his schedule. He recalled that his father played in Turkey in 1996 at Gençlerbirliği, the moment when he realized he wanted to become a footballer.
Red Devils leave Belgium for Izmir before Nations League
During the previous series of international matches, he only played seven minutes against Italy. He remained on the bench for the entire game against France. Van Bommel, however, gave him half an hour against Turkey. Against France, he started before being substituted in the seventieth minute.