The days after the draw of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, fans of the Argentine team began to light candles so that no footballer who makes up the squad led by Lionel Scaloni is injured. However, the streak was short-lived with Ángel Di María and a muscular ailment joined by Leandro Paredes after last weekend's match between Paris Saint Germain and Lorient, corresponding to matchday 30 of Ligue 1.
The Argentine steering wheel lasted until 38 minutes into the first half: he made gestures of pain in the left adductor and Mauricio Pochettino automatically replaced him with Georginio Wijnaldum. In the replay of the action, it was seen how the Argentine midfielder tries to recover a ball and when he stretches his right leg he feels the puncture. Pochettino showed a face of concern that he will surely repeat this Tuesday when he learns that it is a tear.
According to ESPN and TyC Sports, the footballer “has to undergo surgery because he broke the insertion of the abdomen and injured the adductor”. On the other hand, he would take advantage of this inactivity to also undergo surgery for an ailment in the area related to a pubalgia. The truth is that the agreed recovery times are due in two months and Paredes would miss the Finalissima against Italy on June 1 at Wembley Stadium. Scaloni has Guido Rodríguez as a spare wheel and will have to think of a third option to add to the next call that will go for the international title.
It is worth remembering that Leandro came from playing the double date of South American Qualifiers, which ended with victory over Venezuela in La Bombonera and a draw in Guayaquil against Ecuador, and that in his first presentation with the PSG shirt after the international window he was injured. Along with Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso, the figure of the steering wheel that emerged in Boca Juniors is very important in the Albiceleste midfield and is one of the coach's key pieces to extend the unbeaten streak to 31 games without knowing the defeat.
Beyond the alarms that went off, the injury does not jeopardize Paredes's participation in the next World Cup and it is projected that by the beginning of June he will return to training with his teammates in France. Meanwhile, last Friday, in Doha, the Qatar 2022 World Cup draw was held and Argentina met its rivals in Group C: Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
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