Chelsea striker who is on loan at Inter Milan, Romelu Lukaku yesterday scored a hat-trick and led Belgium to a 3-0 victory over Sweden in the Euro 2024 qualifier
It is possible that many have lost faith in this striker who is originally from DR Congo, but when he is on the duties of his national team, it is different
It was an important victory for Belgium who got away in a game that also witnessed veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic returning to serve Sweden after a year
Ibrahimovic, 41, came on in the 73rd minute to cheers from the Swedish fans. It was his first international match after announcing his retirement last year.
At the age of 41 years, five months and 21 days, Ibrahimovic was said to have broken the record held by Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff since 1983, as the oldest player to play in a European Championship qualifier.
However, Gibraltar striker Lee Casciaro - who is four days older than Ibrahimovic - set the record in his side's 3-0 home defeat to Greece in Group B on Friday.
Last weekend, Ibrahimovic became the oldest player to score in Serie A history when the AC Milan striker scored a penalty against Udinese.
Ibrahimovic has said he wants to play Euro 2024 in Germany next year when he turns 42, and will be the oldest player ever to participate in the tournament
