Injury Concerns Hit Argentina Camp
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DALLAS (AP) — Reigning world champions Argentina will be without right back Gonzalo Montiel for their second World Cup match against Austria, while Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez are vying for the center-back position…
The Argentine side, Gonzalo Montiel, suffered a distension of quadriceps (muscle pull) in his right leg during a training by the Argentine National Team. According to journalist Martín Arévalo, Montiel was subjected to medical studies this Friday and by magnetic resonance determined the lesion in his right leg. The side was incorporated into Lionel Scaloni's call after recovering from a tear on his left leg and had to be replaced at the world pr…
KANSAS CITY (special sender).- For the first time since the selection landed in the United States, Lionel Scaloni had the 26 footballers available during this Friday’s practice in Kansas City. Until now there had always been some absence. When he was not Emiliano Martínez, Lionel Messi, Cristian Romero or Julián Álvarez, Nicolás Paz, Leandro Paredes or Nicolás Tagliafico was missing. And so, almost without exceptions, with much of the base of th…
Gonzalo Montiel presented physical problems so he was ruled out before Austria, with this moving the title formation. Argentina’s selection suffers its first setback in the 2026 World Cup, after its tremendous premiere when they beat the Algerian team for 3-0, with pure goals by Lionel Messi. Now the mind is set in the duel on Monday, when it is their turn to collide with Austria, in order to close their ranking to the next round of the tourname…
The defender suffers a small muscle injury, although without symptoms of pain, according to recent studies. Scaloni will replace him with the title team but must decide if he will take it into account for the match against Austria.
The Argentina National Team faces an unexpected challenge in the face of its second match in the 2026 World Cup. Gonzalo Montiel, the starter in the debut, suffers a muscle injury that marginalizes him from the encounter against Austria, forcing Lionel Scaloni to modify the defense.
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