The Belgium for the Nations League matches against Italy (10 October) and France (14 October) he will certainly have to do without Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku, but in the last few hours another defection has emerged among Domenico Tedesco’s squad. It’s about Amadou Onanawho will not be able to play the upcoming matches of the Red Devils because dealing with a hamstring injury. The midfielder – informs Het Nieuwsblad – was injured after an hour in Aston Villa’s Champions League win against Bayern Munich last Wednesday and wasn’t even in the squad for the Premier League match against Manchester United.
The substitute designated by the technical commissioner is Aster VranckxWolfsburg midfielder moving from Milan in the 2022-23 season. The decision was confirmed and disseminated today by the Belgian Federation (Royal Belgian Football Association) via social media. Vranckx played 79 minutes in Wolfsburg’s 1-3 win against Bochum in the Bundesliga last weekend.
The updated list of those called up:
Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels, Matz Sels, Maarten Vandevoordt
Defenders: Timothy Castagne, Zeno Debast, Maxim De Cuyper, Wout Faes, Arthur Theate, Koni De Winter, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Matte Smets
Midfielders: Aster Vranckx, Orel Mangala, Youri Tielemans, Arne Engels
Attackers: Johan Bakayoko, Jérémy Doku, Charles De Ketelaere, Dodi Lukebakio, Loïs Openda, Malick Fofana, Cyril Ngonge, Leandro Trossard
Amadou Onana is not fit for the two upcoming games due to a hamstring injury. He will be replaced by Aster Vranckx. pic.twitter.com/6t9flBp0f5
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