Lukaku in Belgium squad for Finland match

By foxsports
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Anderlecht teenager Romelu Lukaku was called up Thursday for Belgium to face Finland in a friendly next week despite objections from his club that he is not fully fit following a knee injury.

The 17-year-old Romelu was top scorer in the Belgian league last year and made his return from injury on Tuesday when he scored twice as a substitute during a 3-0 victory over Welsh club The New Saints in qualifying for the Champions League. Anderlecht warned, however, that it was too early for a full program for the striker.

Belgium coach Georges Leekens said he would take no risks with the player during Wednesday's friendly in Finland. Belgium opens its 2012 European Championship qualifying campaign against Germany on Sept. 3.

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Squad:

Goalkeepers: Logan Bailly (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jean-Francois Gillet (Bari), Silvio Proto (Anderlecht)

Defenders: Laurent Ciman (Standard Liege), Olivier Deschacht (Anderlecht), Guillaume Gillet (Anderlecht), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Sebastien Pocognoli (Standard Liege), Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St. Petersburg), Jelle Van Damme (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Thomas Buffel (Racing Genk), Kevin De Bruyne (Racing Genk), Steven Defour (Standard Liege), Eden Hazard (Lille), Jonathan Legear (Anderlecht), Christophe Lepoint (AA Ghent), Bernd Thijs (AA Ghent), Jan Vertonghen (Ajax), Axel Witsel (Standard Liege)

Forwards: Christian Benteke (Standard Liege), Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht), Kevin Mirallas (Olympiakos)