Cristian Romero joins the Argentine casualties to challenge Peru

The Argentina national team lost another starter for the match against Peru in La Bombonera after the absence due to injury of Cristian Romero was confirmed, who joins Nahuel Molina who was also out due to physical problems after the defeat suffered this week against Paraguay (2-1) in Assumption.

The English Tottenham defender has a discomfort in his right foot that forced him to be substituted at halftime of the match against the Guaraní team. It was learned that ‘Cuti’ Romero had pain in his big toe, which is why he ended up being excluded from the Albiceleste squad.

Cristian Romero had been suffering from problems in that same foot for several days to the point of having missed a Europa League match against Turkish Galatasaray with the English club due to physical discomfort. Now, with the Argentina National Team, he relapsed again.

Coach Lionel Scaloni had already dismissed another starter from the Argentine team due to physical problems. This is Nahuel Molina who also finished the game against the Paraguayans with problems. His place in the group was taken by Giuliano Simeone who was called up at the last minute.

For his part, Nicolás Tagliafico also has some physical discomfort but the Argentine National Team’s medical team is monitoring his situation to determine if he will be able to play against the Peruvians in the match that closes 2024 for the Albiceleste. .

The defender of the French Olympique Lyonnais who played the 90 minutes in the loss against the Paraguayans has pain in his right shoulder and has trained differently from the rest of his teammates while waiting for the evolution of his injury.

The current world champion has just suffered her third defeat in the South American qualifiers and will seek against a Peruvian team, which has just tied without goals against Chile, to rediscover victory in what will be the last official match for the remainder of this 2024 .

Despite its setback, the Albiceleste remains at the top of the standings on the way to the 2026 World Cup with a balance of seven wins, one draw and three losses for a total of 22 points and with its ticket for the next World Cup event practically in the pocket.

Colombia and Uruguay follow very closely, both with 19 units. A little further back, Brazil appears with 17 points followed by Ecuador and Paraguay who accumulate 16 points and Venezuela closes in seventh place (in the playoffs) with 12 points, the same as Bolivia.

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