Belgium is here. The Red Devils debuted with a very comfortable victory against Russia in the match corresponding to the first day of the Eurocup. Lukaku , on two occasions, and Meunier were the scorers in a match in which Eden Hazard was a substitute and only played 20 minutes.
Even with the nerves in the body because of what happened in Copenhagen because of what happened with Christian Eriksen, Belgium and Russia made their debut at the European Championship in a match in which all the predictions were fulfilled. Easy victory for a Belgian team that confirms that it is one of the great aspirants to win the tournament.
Lukaku did not take long to open the scoring. In just nine minutes, the burly forward had already achieved his goal. Putting his team ahead and at the same time being able to dedicate the goal to Eriksen , his teammate at Inter Milan . Of course, with the help of the Russian defender, who was not successful in the play. “Love you, Chris”, he said to the camera in one of the images of the day.
The control and dominance of the party had only one color, the red of a Belgium that made its debut without Hazard or De Bruyne . Carrasco and Mertens occupied the positions in eleven of the supposed holders. But a team as well worked and with so many records as Roberto MartÃnez is , they seem not to be affected by casualties. Thus, Meunier , who had entered by Castagne after suffering a strong blow to the head, marked the second. A cross from Thorgan Hazard was badly cleared by the goal for the side to push at pleasure from inside the area. As an anecdote, the Dortmund defender is the first substitute to score a goal in the first half in the entire history of the European Championship .
In the second half, all attention was focused on watching Eden Hazard perform, as Russia was a harmless team incapable of doing anything that could even make people think of giving the game excitement. The Real Madrid player’s turn came in minute 71.
The Belgian 10 was placed on the left side, put on the captain’s armband after the Vertonghen change and began to test himself in search of those sensations that he has not found all season. Hazard successfully came out of a couple actions in which he sought the dribble with his particular cuts, that yes far from the area.
The game was going to close in the final minutes, a Lukaku continues to increase his incredible numbers with the national team: 62 goals in 94 games. Impressive. The striker was launched into the race after a deep pass to beat Shunin .
Belgium leads the group with three points, the same as Finland , who beat Denmark 1-0 in Copenhagen. In a complicated ballot are the Danes and Russia, since the one that pointed to Cinderella adds some points that nobody counted on.
