Jose Maria Gimenez, defense of the Uruguayan national football team, will be absent from Russia due to muscle discomfort in his right quadriceps, as reported by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) late Saturday night.
The AUF Medical Staff reports that the player Jose Maria Gimenez will not be taken into account for the next match against Russia on Monday, due to suffering from right quadriceps, undergoing physiotherapy treatment. The football player is doing separate work.
, the federation said in a statement.
Gimenez is one of the pillars of Uruguay's defense along with Diego Godin. Both form one of the most solid central defense pairs in the World Cup, and the possible substitute for "Josema" will be Sebastian Coates, who has not yet played a single minute in the tournament.
The Atletico Madrid center-back was key in Uruguay's debut in the World Cup with his goal against Egypt in the last minute of the match.
With a header after a free kick taken by Carlos Sanchez, he prevented the equalizer from Oscar Washington Tabarez's men, already qualified for the round of 16 after winning the second match against Saudi Arabia thanks to a goal from Luis Suarez.
SOURCE: EFE
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