Struggling Udinese Defender Ekong Under The Spotlight Against Lukaku's Inter Milan

Published: February 02, 2020

Super Eagles assistant captain William Troost-Ekong will come under the spotlight when Udinese face Inter Milan in the Italian Serie A on Sunday night, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The former Tottenham Hotspur youth-teamer is certain to be named in the matchday squad as manager Luca Gotti has included him on a 20-man roster for today's fixture at the Dacia Arena.

Whether Troost-Ekong features is another matter as there are concerns about his fitness after suffering muscle cramps in his right leg which led to his substitution in the 2-0 loss to Parma last weekend.

The central defender has been off form since the start of this season, making mistakes upon mistakes, leading to goals conceded by The Bianconeri.

Today's game won't come easy for Troost-Ekong as he could battle one of the most feared and physical strikers in Europe, Romelu Lukaku, who has tallied 18 goals in all competitions since his move from Manchester United.

In addition, Inter manager Antonio Conte may decide to use Alexis Sanchez and new signing Christian Eriksen in offensive positions, and this would make life more difficult for Ekong and his defensive partners.

Italian-born Nigerian striker Stefano Okaka is also in contention to play against Inter Milan, having made Udinese's matchday squad.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel