The FC Bayern Munich striker is suffering from an injury to his right fibula and will be out of the tournament, the Senegalese association announced on Thursday. An MRI scan has shown that ex-Salzburg Mane is not recovering from the injury as quickly as one had hoped, said team doctor Manuel Afonso via Twitter.
For the African team, the absence of the 30-year-old is a major setback in the fight for promotion to the Round of 16 in Group A. Mane, who finished second behind Karim Benzema in the Ballon d’Or award this year, had himself injured in Bayern’s game against Werder Bremen on November 8th. Until the very end, the national team had hoped that their figurehead would be used. Senegal meet the Netherlands on Monday before taking on hosts Qatar and Ecuador.
Meanwhile, Argentina also has a loss to complain about, albeit not such a prominent one. Argentinian team boss Lionel Scaloni has to do without Nicolas Gonzalez. The Fiorentina attacker suffered a muscle injury in training and will not be available for the finals in Qatar. This was announced by the Argentine association on Thursday. Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa has been called up to replace Gonzalez.
The Argentines will play their opening match at the World Cup against Saudi Arabia next Tuesday. The other group opponents of the 2021 Copa America winners are Mexico and Poland.
Source: Nachrichten
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