The injuries of Messi, Dybala and Di María worry Argentina almost a month before the World Cup
The “Noodle” Di Maria had to be replaced after 23 minutes of the Juventus match against Maccabi Haifa corresponding to the fourth day of Group H of the Champions League due to a strain on his right leg.
Waiting for medical studies, Di María becomes the third Argentine footballer to suffer physical discomfort in the last few days and less than a month and a half before the start of the World Cup.
Dybala, with one foot out of the World Cup
“How is Dibala? I say bad not to say very badbut I’m afraid it’s more bad than bad. I think he will not be with Roma until 2023“, the coach of Roma, the Portuguese, said at a press conference on Sunday Jose Mourinho.
Dybala was injured on Sunday after converting a penalty goal which allowed his team to beat Lecce 2-1 in an Italian Serie A match.
Another goal from Paulo Dybala 🇦🇷 with Roma 🇮🇹. He has made 5 consecutive games scoring at least 1. In the last 8 games, he has scored 7 goals. After kicking the penalty, he had to be substituted due to injury.pic.twitter.com/9XgcMIPg7c
— VarskySports (@VarskySports) October 9, 2022
The former player of Institute, Palermo and Juventus was replaced at 49 minutesmoments after converting his goal.
The Italian press stated that Dybala suffered a tear in the left biceps femoris.
“La Joya” will undergo an MRI this Wednesday that will help determine how long the 28-year-old Argentine will be out of the fields.
Messi, with “a little annoyance”
On October 5, the albiceleste captain was replaced ten minutes from time in PSG’s 1–1 draw against Benfica for the third day of Group H of the European Champions League.
His absence for “some discomfort in the calf” in the following game, last Saturday against Reims for the tenth day of the French League, he set off the alarms and on Sunday the French club confirmed that he suffers from a “small discomfort in the calf” that prevents him from playing this Tuesday against Benfica.
🎙️💬 C.Galtier: “Leo Messi felt discomfort in his calf during the match against Benfica. It is very likely that he will be present against Marseille on Sunday”. #PSGlive #PSGSLB pic.twitter.com/ne3x8uuNas
– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_espanol) October 10, 2022
❤️ Messi and Anto watching PSG vs Benfica for the Champions League from a box. pic.twitter.com/jRyBxTIQrB
– Diario Olé (@DiarioOle) October 11, 2022
Doubts and certainties of the list of Argentina for Qatar 2022:
The World Cup in Qatar 2022 will start on November 20 and the first match of the albiceleste will be two days later against Saudi Arabia.
October 21 is the deadline that the participating nations have to present the provisional list to Fifa.
The final list, of 26 footballers, must be sent on or before November 14.
If Dybala finally could not be in the World Cup, the chances that Angel Correa of Atletico Madridjoin the team.
“I feel part of the squad, because every time I had to play I think I met expectations. Hopefully it’s on the list. I’ve been on a previous list to go to Russia in 2018 and I was left out. That hurt me a lot and I don’t want it to happen to me again,” Correa said Monday.
Exequiel Palacios, Nicolás Domínguez, Joaquín Correa and Giovanni Simeone They are other footballers who would have more chances of being in Qatar 2022 if Dybala does not recover.
The forwards who have a guaranteed place, if they are in optimal physical condition, are Ángel Di María, Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez.
midfielders too Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso, Enzo Fernández, Guido Rodríguez, Alexis Mac Alister and Alejandro Gómez.
If there are no surprises, the goalkeepers will also be present at the World Cup Emiliano Martinez, Franco Armani and Geronimo Rulli and the defenders Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Acuña, Nicolás Tagliafico, Germán Pezzella and Lisandro Martínez.
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