It’s more difficult to mark Lukaku than Ronaldo - Italy defender
Italy defender Francesco Acerbi prefers to face Portugal in the next round because he believes it is easier to stop Cristiano Ronaldo than Romelu Lukaku.
Tonight, Italy will know their rival between Portugal and Belgium, and
Acerbiwas asked which team he would prefer to face in the next round.
“
Maybe Lukaku,
” Acerbi said.
“Because he’s a complete player, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo, who always scores
.
“As a centre-forward, Lukaku is more difficult to mark because he has more physique, he has power and is a bit more of a striker.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is the classic forward, but he is more markable than Lukaku.”
The defender believes Italy weren’t at their best against Austria.
“We were bad, but also efficient,” he said. “Austria closed down and maybe we were a bit tense. Maybe we had to dribble a little more at certain times in the match, but this is a game that is won in a dirty way.
“When you play an inside-out game, there’s a bit of fear. You are aware of your strengths but also aware of the strengths of the opponent, because Austria have great players. They are strong, physical and capable of putting you in difficulty.
“We knew it would that from the second phase it would be difficult, especially mentally.
“Now every game is important. Being a bit tense is normal. Now, we’ll meet either Belgium or Portugal, then if we win it’s France, they are strong teams, which perhaps will make you play better. But they have much more quality.”
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