Lotaro Martinez at work© AFP
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) said that the Inter Milan striker Lotaro Martinez was excluded from the Argentina World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil with tears in the strings of the knee. Martinez scored the second goal in Inter Milan’s 2-0 victory over Atalanta in the Italian Serie on Sunday before being replaced in the 91st minute. AFA was not immediately called an alternative to the 27-year-old. The news of his absence came two days after the withdrawal of the Ebesley, Captain Lionel Messi, from the team with the strain of the resistance, according to Shinachua reports.
Argentina will meet in Uruguay in Montevideo on Friday and Brazil in Buenos Aires next Tuesday.
Lionel Scalloni’s men are currently leading the qualifying arrangement of the southern region of South America with 25 points from 12 games, five points from Uruguay in second place
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan Football Association (FVF) said that the central defender Robin Ramirez will be absent from the World Cup Venecites World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Peru due to torn knee strings.
The 29 -year -old suffered an injury while playing at the Poliva Club in Bolivia, and confirmed MRI tests that he will not be available to the dual qualifying head.
“The diagnosis has removed the player from the team so that he can continue the recovery process in his club,” FVF said in a statement.
The absence of Ramlerez Cordoba Miguel Navarro, who is also suffering from muscle injury to the leg.
Venezuela Ecuador will meet Kito on Friday and Peru in Megorin next Tuesday. Vinotinto is currently ranked eighth in the Group of South American qualifiers, which number 10 teams with 12 points from the largest number of trips.
With only six days to go, the South American qualification of the 26 FIFA World Cup resumes with the first international fixtures on the continent for 2025.
Argentina still leads the way it is heading to the upcoming matches, but things can change so far at the top of the table – especially with the champions in South Sudan, to face two difficult tests against their oldest competitors this month: Uruguay and Brazil.
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