As the Qatar World Cup draws near, the gloom of frequent injuries hangs over the field. Inter Milan disclosed on Monday (31) that Lukaku, who had been out of action for nearly two months, had unfortunately re-injured his thigh during a recent training session and will undergo an exhaustive medical examination in the coming days. It is reported that the Belgian international will miss all the pre-World Cup matches, which is undoubtedly a blow to his participation in the final week of the campaign, which may have a fatal impact on the Belgian team's road to supremacy.
Lukaku has been recovering for almost two months since his injury at the end of August. He scored in his comeback game against Hertha Berlin in the UEFA Europa League last week, and also in the league match against Sundowns last week. Originally, Inter planned to let him recover gradually, but unexpectedly he suffered another injury in training. Inter's official statement reads, "Lukaku suffered an injury to his left biceps femoris and will be further evaluated in the coming days."
Italian media analysis, Inter in the World Cup before the break in the four games, Lukagau is almost certain to not be able to debut, which makes him only 255 minutes of game time left this season. Even if Belgium insisted on choosing Lukaku to play in the World Cup, whether he can cope with the game in the best condition is still an unknown. 29-year-old Lukaku made 102 appearances for Belgium and scored 68 goals, becoming the most scoring player in Belgium's history, and his position in the team is unshakeable.
Belgium has been placed in Group F at this World Cup, with opponents including Croatia, Morocco and Canada. Their first group game will be on November 23 against Canada. If Lukaku is unable to play in the tournament, head coach Martinis may consider bringing in Batshuayi or newcomer Obinda, or he may even fill in the role of "false 9" with Chassat.
