Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez is a doubt for Argentina's opening World Cup qualifying match against Ecuador.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In the second half of Manchester United's loss against Arsenal, the defender was replaced by Harry Maguire. After the game, Martinez, 25, immediately boarded a flight out of the UK to meet up with his Argentina teammates for the next international break, leaving Erik ten Hag unaware of the extent of his injury.
“It’s not necessary that we risk him. In any case, if he’s available, we’ll evaluate whether to use him or not. At first, for [the Ecuador] match, it’d be a little rushed, we’ll see for the second match.”Argentina's journey to the 2026 World Cup begins when they compete against Bolivia and Ecuador in qualifying games. The United defender was not a starter for the World Cup winners in Qatar as Scaloni preferred starting with Nicolas Otamendi and Cristian Romero.
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