Lukaku hat-trick overshadows Ibrahimovic return as Belgium beat Sweden 3-0

Stockholm, March 24 (BNA): Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his long-awaited return to international football, but it was Romelu Lukaku who scored a hat-trick in Belgium’s 3-0 win over Sweden in their Group F opening European Championship qualifier. Friday.

And Reuters reported that Lukaku broke the deadlock in the 35th minute, as Hjalmar Ekdal jumped to hit a cross from the left from Dodi Lukbakio, who tormented the Swedish defense from the start of the match.

The Belgian forward took advantage of further Swede delaying to double his side’s advantage early in the second half as Lucbakio took him in again with a low pass that he converted from close range.

The introduction of the 41-year-old Ibrahimovic in the 73rd minute after a lengthy injury layoff sent the crowd roaring, but it made little difference as Lukaku scored his third goal in the 83rd minute to secure victory. In the first match for the new coach Domenico Tedesco.

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