Juventus star Leonardo Bonucci says Chelsea man "can win the game on his own" ahead of UCL game

Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci says Romelu Lukaku "has proven himself to be a complete striker" and "can win the game on his own". The Serie A side are set to face Chelsea in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday night, while ahead of the match, the Italy international has opened up on Lukaku. Speaking about the Belgian forward in an exclusive interview with The Athletic, Bonucci said: “Romelu Lukaku has proven himself to be a complete striker.” “He can win games on his own. When you come up against him you have to be switched on for 100 minutes a game. Unfortunately for us defenders, we can’t disengage our brains even for 10 seconds because those 10 seconds might be lethal. "You must never engage Lukaku in a physical battle or play touch-tight. Instead, be ready to drop off because when his team has the ball, he will try to run in behind. In the box, he’s great at playing man-to-man so you need to be on the front foot, try to read the game and play hard. If you let him take up a position and he gets ahead of you, you won’t be able to step out and anticipate what’s coming.” Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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