From Boca fiasco to concern in Argentina: Paredes suffers tear | OneFootball

Leandro Paredes underwent tests for the discomfort he had been carrying in his right hamstring, and the results showed that he is suffering from a muscle tear. The Boca midfielder will miss Argentina’s pre-World Cup friendlies and is doubtful for the opening match.

Paredes and the obvious discomfort during the warm-up (Andres Boca Fotos).

The defeat against Universidad Católica, which sealed Xeneize’s elimination from the Copa Libertadores, also left concern over the physical condition of the team captain. From the start, substitutes were warming up in case he could not continue, and his performance was clearly affected.

In his comments to the press after the match, Paredes himself admitted that he had been dealing with the discomfort for several days. Although it was reported on Friday that it was only a muscle tightness, confirmation of the injury arrived on Saturday morning: a tear that raised alarm bells.

“I’d been carrying a hamstring strain during the week, but there was no way I was going to miss this match, and I wasn’t going to come off either,” he explained. He also added: “The coach asked me to tell him the truth, to come off, to take care of myself, because I had important things coming up. It wasn’t the kind of match you sit out.”

Doctors estimate that his recovery will take around three weeks, so he will miss the friendlies against Honduras (June 6 in Texas) and Iceland (June 9 in Auburn). The timeline would also rule him out for Argentina’s World Cup opener against Algeria on the 16th in Kansas City.

Paredes’ physical issues during 2026

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