Romelu Lukaku scored a sublime hat-trick in Belgium’s 3-0 win over Sweden on Friday, which gave new boss Domenico Tedesco the perfect start.
Belgium bounced back impressively following their disastrous World Cup campaign – and the departure of Roberto Martinez as manager – with Lukaku in inspired form up front. The Inter man broke the deadlock with a first half header and added two more with his left foot after the break.
He was afforded too much space by the Sweden defenders on too many occasions, with Sweden paying the price for squandering some big chances on the break through Dejan Kulusevski. But despite the pressure, the home side never threatened a comeback, as Tedesco’s tenure in charge of the Red Devils got off to a blinder.
