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‘Lukaku doesn't get affected’: Martinez believes Inter forward is unfazed by racist chants

Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez believes Romelu Lukaku has not allowed last week’s racist chanting at Cagliari to affect his mood while on international duty.

The striker was subjected to abusive chants during the Serie A game, just as he stepped up to take a penalty - which he scored to win the game - last Sunday.

Lukaku stated after the match that he believed football was ‘going backwards’, while a number of high-profile figures from the world of football have spoken out over the appalling incident in the subsequent week.