The Sevilla midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga He had a fun Sunday with the Nations League duel between Israel and Belgium. Although not because of his team’s defeat (1-0), at least the player on loan from Arsenal to the Andalusian club was happy to enjoy his first minutes as an international from 2021.
In Robert Martinez As a coach, Lokonga played for Belgium in September 2021 against Estonia in a 2-5 victory in the qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup. He came on for Hazard in the 74th minute and since then, despite being called up four times Furthermore, he has not had any participation.
A period in which his emergence in European football and his move from Anderlecht to Arsenal was fresh, but he gradually lost popularity in the London club.
Now, moving to a league like Espanyol has been good for him. Although he had to overcome some muscle injuries, the confidence García Pimienta gave him at Sevilla seems to be relaunching him at international level. Also his support of his compatriots Lukébakio and Idumbo, especially the former, served as his support.
Lukébakio started Sunday’s clash against Israel and Lokonga, who was left on the bench for the other game in the break against Italy, was delighted to make his return to the national team, coming on in the 67th minute for Vermeeren. Far from knowing what will happen when he has to return to Arsenal in the summer, now his mission is to continue to shine in Sevilla and bring the Andalusian team to a better position in the table so that he can continue to count for Domenico Tedesco, the current coach.
Source: La Verdad
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