RIJEKA, Croatia, June 3 (Reuters)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Belgium are seeking to temper any expectations after an impressive away victory in Croatia on Tuesday, where a goal from Romelu\u00a0Lukaku\u00a0came as a major boost ahead of the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Belgium\u2019s top scorer netted his 90th international goal in the\u00a02-0 win, as both countries continued World Cup preparations, marking his return to the team after a 12-month absence and seemingly putting behind him a difficult season in which he played less than an hour\u2019s football for Napoli.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor him, it\u2019s huge. He lives for goals. So the fact that he scored is something we\u2019re really happy about,\u201d said coach Rudi Garcia.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou also saw the reaction of his teammates. They all went over to celebrate with him, and he deserves it.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur top scorer, our super top scorer, has scored again, and that\u2019s fantastic. That goal is good for his confidence. Still, we have to remain cautious. It can be dangerous to rush things. We need to bring him along step by step,\u201d the coach told reporters.<\/p>\n
Lukaku\u00a0has been struggling with a hamstring injury and last played in early March.<\/p>\n
READ: World Cup tactics breaks: Surely there\u2019s a simple solution?<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHowever, he showed once again that he\u2019s further along than we thought. With long injury absences, it often works like this: you can be very good at the beginning and then suffer a setback afterwards,\u201d Garcia warned.<\/p>\n Belgium captain Youri Tielemans latched onto a defensive slip to give Belgium the lead against the run of play, but the visitors proved much stronger in the second half with\u00a0Lukaku\u2019s stoppage-time goal adding lustre to the win.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it was a tight, closely contested match,\u201d added veteran midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.<\/p>\n