Belgium will wait for De Bruyne and Hazard

Belgium boss Roberto Martinez will give Kevin De Bruyne until the last minute to prove his fitness ahead of tomorrow night’s Euro 2020 quarter-final against Italy.

The Manchester City midfielder suffered an ankle injury in the last 16 win over Portugal, from which Eden Hazard also emerged with a muscle problem, and both remain doubts.

Speaking at his prematch press conference, Martinez said: “We all know we are fighting against time. We are going to wait until the last minute to make that decision.

“We’ll see tomorrow if they can be involved or not.

“Unfortunately, at the moment we cannot make a decision.”

Martinez could do with having all his most potent weapons available for a clash with an Italian side that is unbeaten in 31 matches, while both teams are bidding to become the first to win 15 consecutive European Championship matches since the start of qualification.