PSG confirmed the injury of Leandro Paredes: what games would he lose with the Argentine team

Leandro Paredes has a right quadriceps injury (Getty Images)

This Monday the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) published a medical report detailing the physical inconveniences suffered by several of his footballers and included Leandro Paredes, who would have returned to France with a muscular discomfort after having played the triple date of the Qualifiers heading to Qatar 2022 with the Argentine national team.

The midfielder, key in the assembly of Lionel scaloni, has an injury to “the right quadriceps” so “his return to competition is scheduled for after the next international break,” says the published document. The information is striking since it does not refer to an exact recovery time but states that the player should not be summoned by the Albiceleste.

The news is an impact since Paredes, a starter in the team, would miss the matches against Uruguay, on November 11, and before Brazil, on 14. Two matches that could define the classification of Argentina to Qatar World Cup 2022, despite the fact that there are still six days left. By the end of october, Scaloni must give the list of cited, so we will have to wait to know if the coaching staff respects the decision of the PSG or if you choose to call the footballer anyway.

What is clear is that the 27-year-old midfielder will miss the next commitments with his club, the most important being this Tuesday against RB Leipzig by Champions League, but also that of the weekend in the classic against him Olympique Marseille and then the crash against him Lille, last Ligue 1 champion. The aim of the Parisian team is for the former Boca Juniors to recover and arrive in the best way for the match against him Manchester City November 24.

Mauricio Pochettino has several players unavailable for the Champions League match against Leipzig (Reuters)
Mauricio Pochettino has several players unavailable for the Champions League match against Leipzig (Reuters)

On the other hand, the team of Mauricio Pochettino neither will be able to count on Neymar Jr. for a few days until he recovers from an ailment in his adductors, although the extent of it was not clarified. Sergio Ramos, who has not yet made his debut in the Parisian cast, will also not be available for Tuesday’s Champions League clash and will continue to train individually “for a few more days under the supervision of medical personnel.”

At a press conference, the technician also referred to the situation of Mauro Icardi, who could divorce Wanda Nara and that is why he was absent from the last two practices: “Mauro, due to personal problems he was unable to train today. He is on the list for tomorrow, we will see tonight when he arrives … we will analyze the situation and see if he can be in the group or not ”.

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