Soccer-Poland need Lewandowski in crunch clash with Austria

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group D - Poland v Netherlands - Hamburg Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany - June 16, 2024 Poland's Robert Lewandowski during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Poland are hoping record scorer Robert Lewandowski will be fit for their Euro 2024 Group D clash with Austria on Friday after slumping to a 2-1 defeat by Netherlands in their opening game.

Lewandowski picked up a thigh injury in a warm-up friendly against Turkey, and though he was named on the bench against the Dutch, coach Michal Probierz decided not to risk him.