Argentina Defender Leonardo Balerdi (Calf) Out of World Cup
Tests confirmed Leonardo Balerdi will miss the tournament, and Argentina must name a replacement from its preliminary squad before the June 15 FIFA deadline.
- On Saturday, Argentina announced that Defender Leonardo Balerdi will miss the World Cup after suffering a muscle injury in the soleus of his right leg.
- Balerdi sustained the injury during Friday's training session after being named to Argentina's 26-man squad last week following 36 appearances with Olympique de Marseille.
- Head coach Lionel Scaloni must select a replacement from the preliminary squad submitted to FIFA, with Marcos Senesi of Bournemouth under Andoni Iraola considered the leading candidate.
- Argentina has until Monday the 15th to notify FIFA of a replacement, one day before its World Cup opener against Algeria, while managing physical issues for Lionel Messi.
- This situation recalls the 2022 World Cup in Qatar when injuries forced roster changes, as Argentina opens Group J on June 16 against Algeria, followed by Austria and Jordan.
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Argentina defender Leonardo Balerdi (calf) out of World Cup
Argentina defender Leonardo Balerdi will not participate in this summer's World Cup due to a right calf injury, the team announced ahead of Saturday night's friendly against Honduras in College Station, Texas.
The Argentine National Team lives a sensitive low just days from its world championship debut. The Albiceleste, which will premiere on June 16 before Algeria, announced that the defender Leonardo Balerdi suffered a tear and gets off the list of 26 summoned for the planetary contest.In training in front of the friendly with Honduras, the zaguero that milita in Olympique de Marseille was afflicted by a muscle ailment in the right leg soleuminous c…
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Noticias ao Minuto"The defense Leonardo Balerdi suffered a muscle injury in the right twin and will not be able to integrate the plantal that will compete the World Cup," AFA wrote on social networks.
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