Published23. June 2024, 1:03 p.m.
Euro 2024: A terrible curse hits Lukaku in Germany
The Belgian national team striker has already struck three times since the start of the tournament. Issue? None of his three successes have been validated.
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Romelu Lukaku has already found the opening three times in Germany, without any of his successes ultimately being granted.
AFP
The name of the top scorers of Euro 2024 after the first two days of the group stage? The Georgian Georges Mikautadze, the German Jamal Musiala and the Slovak Ivan Schranz, all three authors of two successes.
The identity of the tournament’s finest triggerman could, however, be quite different, if a certain Romelu Lukaku was accompanied by a minimum of success on the German lawns. Because the Belgian has already hit the target three times since the start of the competition, but his counter remains officially stuck at zero.
Because after having already seen his two goals refused against Slovakia (0-1 defeat) during the Red Devils’ first match in Germany, the AS Roma striker was again caught by VAR on Saturday against Romania ( 2-0 success).
While the Belgians were leading 1-0 thanks to Youri Tielemans’ opener, the 31-year-old, launched from deep, managed to deceive goalkeeper Florin Nita. A success which would ultimately be canceled a few moments later by the referee, the fault of an initial minimal offside position.
The former scorer for Chelsea, Manchester United and even Inter Milan, top scorer for the Plat Pays selection with 85 goals in 116 appearances, had already experienced a complicated 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which had earned him numerous mockery on social networks.
On Wednesday (6 p.m.), Romelu Lukaku will hope to finally unlock his score against Ukraine on the third and final day of the group stage. And thus help Belgium to qualify for the next round, which is by far not yet assured, since the four countries present in group E have a record of three points.
2024-06-23 11:03:29
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