ROME : Coach Domenico Tedesco is confident that Belgium's new generation of young talent can step up to the plate in the absence of some big-name players. Belgium will face Italy in Rome on Thursday in the Nations League without injured captain Kevin De Bruyne and striker Romelu Lukaku.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Nations League - League A - Group 2 - Belgium v Israel - Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary - September 6, 2024 Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco before the match REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File PhotoROME : Coach Domenico Tedesco is confident that Belgium's new generation of young talent can step up to the plate in the absence of some big-name players.
While Italy top Group A2 with a maximum six points, Tedesco's third-placed side are level on three points with France in second after they beat Israel 3-1 and lost 2-0 to the French in their opening two games. They will play France again on Monday. De Bruyne launched an angry tirade against his teammates after they lost to France last month, which midfielder Youri Tielemans said was a call"to improve and wake up" the team.
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