Thigh injury in evaluation match against Iran… World Cup appearance unclear due to outlook for 2-3 months
Uruguay national football team’s central defender Ronald Arauho (23, Barcelona), who will face Bentuho in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is on the operating table after injuring his thigh.
On the 27th (Korean time), the Spanish professional football club Barcelona announced on the club’s website, “Arauho is undergoing surgery due to a muscle injury in his right thigh.
As a member of Uruguay’s national team, Arauho started in the friendly match against Iran held at the NV Arena in St. Fötten, Austria on the 24th.
However, he was injured one minute after the kick-off whistle and was eventually substituted for Agustin Rochel (Hertha Berlin) in the fifth minute.
Uruguay conceded the winning goal to Mehdi Taremi (Porto) in the 34th minute of the second half and lost to Iran 0-1.
With less than two months left before the start of the Qatar World Cup, Arauho, who was diagnosed with a thigh muscle injury, was at a crossroads as to whether he would undergo surgery for a cure or conservative treatment in the hopes of a temporary improvement.
In the end, the option was surgery.
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While the club said, “We will inform you of the results when the surgery is over,” the Spanish media report slightly different about the outlook after the surgery.
Before the news of Arauho’s decision to have surgery, Marca reported that “a month and a half departure is expected” and “there is still a possibility to participate in the World Cup.”
On the other hand, Ars predicted that he would leave for about 10 weeks and predicted that “unless there is something unusual, there will be no World Cup appearance for Arauho.”
“Surgery was the best option,” Arauho wrote on his social media service (SNS).
He seemed to be aware of the criticism from Uruguay, ‘Isn’t he prioritizing Barcelona over Uruguay?’ “I love my country and national team.” It’s a matter of becoming,” he added.
Araujo, who has played for Barcelona since 2019, extended his contract with Barcelona in April of this year until 2026.
The contract included an astronomical buyout clause of 1 billion euros (1.37 trillion won).
Arauho is also playing an active role in the defense of the Uruguay national team, appearing in 12 matches in the A match since 2020.
In the Qatar World Cup South American qualifiers, he could not play in the early stages due to injuries, but in the mid-to-late half of the competition, he played full-time in most matches.
Uruguay will play the first group stage match against Korea, led by coach Paulo Bento, at the Qatar World Cup.
/yunhap news