Panichelli suffers major injury, misses out on World Cup chance | OneFootball

The forward was injured in Argentina’s latest training session, and tests confirmed the severity. It is the same injury he had already suffered two years ago.

Joaquín Panichelli tore the cruciate ligaments in his right knee during training and was ruled out of the upcoming matches, in addition to losing the chance to fight for a spot at the World Cup.

The striker had been going through one of the best spells of his career with Racing Strasbourg, ranking among the top scorers in Ligue 1 with 16 goals in 23 matches. That caught Scaloni’s attention, and he called him up and considered him for the 2026 World Cup.

The medical report confirmed that it is the same injury he suffered two years ago, which means a long recovery period.

Joaquin PANICHELLI (Photo by Christophe Saidi/FEP/Icon Sport via Getty Images)

The 23-year-old from Córdoba already made his debut for the national team last year, and now he has to go through a difficult moment in his career, being left out of the next FIFA international window and with no chance of making the World Cup squad, as he awaits the start of his recovery.

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