Belgium coach Roberto Martínez says he will wait until the last minute to decide whether Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard will play against Italy in the quarter-finals of the European Championships
Martínez says it is for both players » « It will be difficult » to recover from injuries in time for today’s game.
De Bruyne has a ligament problem in his left ankle after a tackle by Portuguese midfielder João Palhinha and Martínez said Hazard had a « soft tissue injury » from the same game .
Martínez said yesterday that « they didn’t join the group this morning … but we probably expected that ».
The winner of the game will face either Spain or in the semi-finals at London’s Wembley Stadium Switzerland.
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