Romelu Lukaku slams a bit on his mistakes, a bit on the Var, and the omelette is served. Belgium sensationally lost 1-0 in Frankfurt against Slovakia on their debut at the European Championship and now they must already do so to qualify for the round of 16.
to the monitor
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Everything, or almost everything, goes through the feet of Romelu, who finds himself arguing with himself in front of goal on two clear and clean occasions, and on just as many where his demerits are equally there, but not so evident. And where Big Rom instead manages to place the winning move, the VAR gets involved, both times in the second half: first by signaling an offside on the decisive tap-in (Onana’s edge) and then by calling the Turkish whistler Meler to the monitor in the second case. This time a touch from Openda was decisive in the overwhelming action that triggered Lukaku. But Trossard also had a bad mistake on his conscience in the first half with the goal unguarded. And what about the Slovakian goal: colossal Belgian mess on a throw-in in the defensive zone, Doku who instead of clearing serves at Kucka’s feet, rebounded shot and decisive conclusion by Schranz.
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In short, it’s more or less all of Belgium, who obviously has more quality but nullifies it with too much imprecision in the last thirty metres. Slovakia, it must be said, does its own thing and, especially in the first half, doesn’t just play an extra role. When she appears near Casteels she is sharp and with clear ideas. In the second half, however, she retreated heavily in front of the fort and in practice the game was played with only one goal. Belgium charging headlong, but always without that extra touch of clarity that makes the difference. Slovakia perched, in apnea and dealt with in an awkward situation by the VAR. Hands in the hair at the end of the match for De Bruyne and his teammates: on the other hand, whoever is the cause of his pain should cry for himself. And so the Italian derby of the benches was won by Calzona surprisingly over Tedesco.
