{"id":568841,"date":"2020-10-07T04:13:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T08:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=568841"},"modified":"2020-10-07T04:13:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T08:13:56","slug":"giovani-lo-celso-withdraws-from-argentina-squad-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/07\/giovani-lo-celso-withdraws-from-argentina-squad-due-to-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Giovani Lo Celso Withdraws From Argentina Squad Due to Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d7553721\/Giovani-Lo-Celso?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giovani Lo Celso<\/a> has withdrawn from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Argentina\" target=\"_self\">Argentina<\/a> squad with a thigh injury.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina are set to play in two <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=World+Cup\" target=\"_self\">World Cup<\/a> qualifiers over the international break. The first is on Thursday against Ecuador in Buenos Aires before a trip to Bolivia in a week&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<h2>Giovani Lo Celso Ruled Out of Argentina Fixtures With Injury<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Selecci%C3%B3nMayor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Selecci\u00f3nMayor<\/a> El arquero Juan Musso y el mediocampista Giovani Lo Celso ser\u00e1n baja para la doble fecha de octubre ante Ecuador y Bolivia.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hafHeLg5wY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/hafHeLg5wY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G7KGJ3MrhU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/G7KGJ3MrhU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Selecci\u00f3n Argentina \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 (@Argentina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Argentina\/status\/1313493547535011843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Busy Start to the Season<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs\u2019 packed fixture schedule to kick off the campaign has forced manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Jose+Mourinho\" target=\"_self\">Jose Mourinho<\/a> to heavily manage his squad.<\/p>\n<p>Lo Celso has featured in five games for Spurs so far this season. But the injury ruled him out of the squad for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/04\/brutal-tottenham-hotspur-punish-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">recent 6-1 Premier League drubbing<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An injury briefing by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afa.com.ar\/es\/posts\/dos-bajas\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Argentine Football Association<\/a> revealed the midfielder will miss the Albiceleste\u2019s upcoming World Cup qualifiers with a left thigh injury.<\/p>\n<p>Lo Celso\u2019s injury is the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlasdairGold\/status\/1313501740881379328\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">same muscle problem that occurred during training<\/a> with Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder is to return to North London where the Spurs medical team will further evaluate the extent of the problem.<\/p>\n<h3>Chance to Recover<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs will be hoping Lo Celso\u2019s thigh injury will be minor as club football pauses over the next fortnight.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentinian will now have the opportunity to recuperate as Spurs are recovering from a tough fixture schedule. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/92e7e919\/Son-Heung-min?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Son Heung-min<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5cdddffa\/Tanguy-Ndombele?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanguy Ndombele<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a58bb1e1\/Gareth-Bale?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gareth Bale<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cea4ee8f\/Dele-Alli?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dele Alli<\/a> will all remain at Hotspur Way over the international break.<\/p>\n<p>Lo Celso has emerged as a key player for Spurs since arriving in North London on an initial loan from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Real+Betis\" target=\"_self\">Real Betis<\/a> in August of last year.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder scored twice in Spurs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/02\/harry-kane-tottenham-hotspur-group-stages\/\" target=\"_self\">7-2 victory against Maccabi Haifa<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Europa+League\" target=\"_self\">Europa League<\/a> playoff which <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/02\/uefa-europa-league-group-stage-draw-in-full\/\" target=\"_self\">secured the club a spot in the group stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"UPogQiuxRLtBcTyN7-LtBA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1277861231\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'UPogQiuxRLtBcTyN7-LtBA',sig:'q4v08sl6Te11j9TLWPQeNvGJg1eQAClANaJ3Thjl9ys=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1277861231',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Giovani Lo Celso has withdrawn from the Argentina squad with a thigh injury. Argentina are set to play in two World Cup qualifiers over the international break. The first is on Thursday against Ecuador in Buenos Aires before a trip to Bolivia in a week&#8217;s time. 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