The attacker Nicolas Gonzalez decided to remain in Italy to recover from the injury that sidelined him on the last FIFA date and will not participate in the matches of the Argentine national team against Paraguay and Peru for the Qualifiers for him World Cup United States, Canada and Mexico 2026.
The Juventus player had already been withdrawn for the October call-up, when the national team visited Venezuela in a 1-1 draw and in the 6-0 win at El Monumental against Bolivia, so he will repeat his absence for this November 14 and 19.
During the first days of October, the former Argentinos Juniors forward suffered a low-grade injury to the rectus femoris of the right leg German Leipzig front Champions League and he was away from the fields for several weeks, which included the FIFA date.
However, even though he was called up and the player is recovered, both the player and the coaching staff made the decision to preserve him and allow him to remain in Italy to regain the rhythm of the game, which is why he will miss the Qualifiers again.
Furthermore, the attacker did not have minutes in the match that ended in a 1-1 draw against Lille in the Champions League, since he was not even part of the substitute bench.
Replacing González, who would take his place would be the Roma striker, Paulo Dybalawho was not called up in the last FIFA double date due to a physical discomfort but would now be one hundred percent.
Source: Ambito
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