The Pole, who missed a penalty on his debut, is trying to break his curse in the World Cup against Saudi Arabia
Robert Lewandowski has an opportunity and an obligation this Saturday against Saudi Arabia to end a curse that has lasted four games. The footballer of today has never scored in a World Cup. He didn’t do it in Russia or on his Qatar debut against Mexico, despite an unbeatable chance from the penalty spot. Too many matches without seeing the door for one of the best strikers of the last decade. Ending this losing streak will be ‘Lewy’s main goal and thus lead Poland to a main victory to take a step forward and finish in the round of 16.
To do this, Czesław Michniewicz’s pupils will have to triumph over the team that rang the most infamous bell in what has been played at the World Cup in Qatar. Saudi Arabia beat Argentina on their debut, upending the Albiceleste and a group in which everyone is already a candidate to get into the next stage. This result has meant that the Asians, mere comparsas in most groups, have real options and that they could even get the ticket on Saturday if they take victory, a milestone, that of passing the stage, which they already achieved in the United States. States in 1994.
If Saudi Arabia wants to throw another punch, it will have to overcome the absences due to injuries to Al Shahrani and Sharahili. The first of them played the 90 minutes against Argentina but was forced to retire after a brutal clash with goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais and will be the biggest casualty in a group where there won’t be much new in the eleven. Poland, for its part, could bet on this occasion to attack together with Milik and Lewandowski, a pair of strikers to end the drought of the first game and sow terror in a rival that no one trusts anymore . It’s the moment of truth for ‘Lewy’ in the World Cup, the moment to take a step forward and take his side to the next stage before the last game of the group stage against Argentina.
Source: La Verdad
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