Inter Captain Lautaro Martinez is excluded from the upcoming world cup qualifications of Argentina against Uruguay and Brazil because of a hamstring injury.
Martinez was the 2-1 victory of Inter in the second stage of their Champions League round of 16 collision with Feyenoord with muscle discomfort, but returned to the Serie A-Action last Sunday.
The 27-year-old was on goal in a 2-0 victory over Atalanta, a result that Simone Inzaghis she clearly brought three points to the top of the Italian top flight.
Indeed, he marked his 200th victory over all competitions for Inter with his 147th goal for the club, and was mentioned in Lionel Scaloni's first schedule of 33 players.
Despite the fact that he connected his Argentina teammates, Martinez has since been excluded with a hamstring problem, with tests that showed that the injury was worse than first feared.
He joins Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Montiel, Giovani Lo Celso and Paulo Dybala on the injury table for the coming luminaires of Argentina.
Lautaro Martínez is omitted from the team for the double matchday of this march because of a muscle injury in his left hamstring. pic.twitter.com/aulcbzyg46
– Selección Argentina in English (@afaseleccionen) March 19, 2025
Argentina is taking on Uruguay this Friday in what the first meeting between the two parties since 2023, when Ronald Arajo and Darwin Nunez led the Marcelo Bielsa team to a 2-0 victory.
They then welcome the fifth Brazil placed four days later in the Estadio Mas Mas Monumental, with the possibility of expanding their lead at the top of the qualifying classification.
Argentina has so far won eight of their 12 games (D1 L3) and are five points free from Uruguay, while they have also scored more goals (21) than any other team in qualifying.
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