Argentina: Nico Paz at risk of missing the World Cup with injury | OneFootball

The Argentine midfielder reached the end of the season with an issue that, if it worsens, will keep him out of the World Cup.

With 12 days left before Lionel Scaloni submits the list of 26 players called up for the Argentina National Team for the World Cup in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, Nico Paz raised concerns because of a knee injury that has been troubling him in recent weeks.

According to journalist Martín Arévalo on ESPN, Paz has an injury on the edge of his knee that kept him out of Como 1907’s most recent match, which ended in a narrow 1-0 win over Parma on Matchday 37 of Serie A.

Continuing with the report, the cited source added that the Italian side will try to have him play in the final match of the season, against Cremonese, since the team will be fighting there for qualification to the next UEFA Champions League.

If he does play, a knock or a bump could worsen the injury, and this could leave Paz out of Scaloni’s squad. That is why in the coming days the club and the player will have to decide on the steps to take for the match against Cremonese.

“Como 1907 will try to have the player available, but it’s an injury that can worsen with a knock, a bump, or a collision. If you ask me, at this point Nico Paz can walk normally, but playing with impact causes him pain,” Arévalo explained.

He added: “We’ll see how the next few days go, but he has an injury on the edge of the knee. They ran tests on him, and the injury ruled him out of the weekend match. The idea is for him to play in the final round, but if this worsens it starts to worry the Argentina National Team.”

On the other hand, according to what Bolavip was able to learn, the Argentina National Team does not have a clear picture of the player’s condition, so in the coming days an AFA doctor will travel to assess him and get a clearer understanding with the World Cup call-up in mind.

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