Italy finally get real test, up against Serie A top hitman


Hotshot: Romelu Lukaku in action against Finland during the Group B match. The Belgian was voted 2020-21 Serie A player of the year after he fired Inter Milan to their first title in 11 years. — AFP

MUNICH: Doubters over Italy’s chances of going all the way have pointed to their comfortable path to the quarter-finals, but that will all change today, up against a Belgium side whose leading marksman knows the Italians all too well.

Romelu Lukaku enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career in 2020-21, voted player of the year in Italy’s Serie A as the Belgium forward fired Inter Milan to their first top-flight title in 11 years.

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