Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez has been enjoying by means of the ache barrier in the course of the World Cup, in response to his agent.
- Enjoying by means of ankle damage
- Two targets disallowed in Saudi Arabia defeat
- Struggled to seek out greatest kind
WHAT HAPPENED? Lautaro’s consultant supplied a potential clarification for his sub-par performances in Qatar, revealing his ankle downside is critical sufficient to require painkilling injections.
WHAT THEY SAID: “Lautaro has been taking injections as a result of he has loads of ache in his ankle,” agent Alejandro Camacho advised Argentine radio station La Purple. “He is working onerous to make that ache go away, and as quickly as that occurs, he’ll be flying on the pitch. Martinez is a high participant on this planet.
“He’s very robust within the thoughts, however the targets that had been disallowed in opposition to Saudi Arabia had been onerous moments for him.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Lautaro had been a breakout star for Argentina in 2021 and got here into the World Cup with excessive expectations, however he is but to register a objective involvement after tallying 10 in qualifying and three in final summer time’s Copa America. Within the final 16, he performed simply 20 minutes off the bench.
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WHAT NEXT FOR ARGENTINA? Lautaro will look to get again on observe in opposition to the Netherlands on Friday within the quarter-finals.