Team News: Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku start for Belgium against Italy

Belgium have opted to give starts to the Premier League trio of Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku as they welcome the visit of Italy in a friendly fixture this evening.

Marc Wilmots has called on Axel Witsel and Radja Nainggolan to hold the midfield, in order to give some creative licence to his forward line that is also to feature Yannick Ferreira Carrasco.

As for the visitors, Italy are to start with a front pairing of Eder and Graziano Pelle away from home.

Further creative support is to come from a four-man midfield that includes the guile of Alessandro Florenzi and Marco Parolo.

Belgium: Mignolet; Cavanda, Alderweireld, Lombaerts, Vertonghen, Witsel, Nainggolan, De Bruyne, Hazard, Carrasco, Lukaku Subs: Sels, Gillet, Defour, Meunier, Mirallas, Kums, Denayer, Dembele, Benteke, Depoitre, Batshuayi, Vermaelen

Italy: Buffon; Darmian, Bonucci, Chiellini, De Sciglio, Candreva, Marchisio, Parolo, Florenzi; Eder, Pelle Subs: Sirigu, Padelli, Perin, Astori, Zaza, Cerci, Antonelli, El Shaarawy, Barzagli, Montolivo, Okaka, Soriano, Gabbiadini, Giaccherini, Acerbi, Bonaventura, De Silvestri