Manuel Lanzini
He was one of the players who made Jorge Sampaoli feel the most pride. He did not play in the qualifiers for Russia 2018, but the coach called him up for Argentina's recent friendlies and earned a spot in the starting lineup. On Friday, the midfielder suffered an injury to the ligaments in his right knee and now 'Sampa' has a list of four players to replace him.
According to journalist Hernán Claus from the Argentine newspaper Olé, the possibilities of joining the team are Enzo Pérez (32 years old / River Plate), Leandro Paredes (23 years old / Zenit), Guido Pizarro (28 years old / Sevilla), and Pablo Pérez (32 years old / Boca Juniors).
Lanzini in action in the friendly against Haiti, in Argentina's farewell to their fans at La Bombonera.
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Always the same source, Argentina is training in the Argentine city of Barcelona and around 6 in the afternoon, Jorge Sampaoli will announce the replacement for Manuel Lanzini.
The West Ham midfielder played four games for his national team. The first time was in the friendly match that Argentina won 1-0 against Brazil in 2017. That same year he started against Singapore, but the game that put him in the spotlight of the press in his country was the 2-0 victory against Italy last March. In that match, he started and was a standout player. In Russia 2018, he will not be able to demonstrate the good level he had reached in the previous games.