Vinicius Jr had earlier stated the outlook was not good for him to be match to face Argentina.© AFP
Brazilian attacker Vinicius Junior will miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier towards Argentina with an damage to his left thigh, nationwide group officers stated after he limped off towards Colombia. The 23-year-old Real Madrid star “underwent imaging exams that confirmed an injury to his posterior left thigh muscle,” the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) stated Friday in a press release. It stated Vinicius, a key piece of Brazil’s attacking arsenal, had been dominated out of subsequent week’s match towards arch-rivals and 2022 World Cup champions Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.
Vinicius had earlier stated the outlook was not good for him to be match to face Argentina.
“Based on what the doctors have told me, it will be a bit difficult,” he stated after Brazil went down 2-1 in Barranquilla on Thursday.
Vinicius left the sphere within the 27th minute of the World Cup qualifier towards Colombia, together with his facet main 1-0.
“I think it’s the same injury as before. I felt a pain at the back of my thigh,” he stated.
The Brazilian star missed a month of motion after he injured his proper thigh on the finish of August in a league match for Real Madrid.
He missed Brazil’s first two South American qualifying matches towards Bolivia and Peru in September.
Brazil tackle Argentina, who high the qualification standings, on Tuesday in Rio’s Maracana Stadium.
The house facet, in fifth place, are already with out goalkeeper Ederson, defender Danilo, midfielder and captain Casemiro and star attacker Neymar, all by way of damage.
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