Injury Concerns for Lisandro Martínez as Manchester United Falls to Arsenal: South American Qualifiers Update

Four days before the start of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, the alarms went off in Lionel Scaloni’s coaching staff, since Lisandro Martínez, one of the summoned and pillars of the Argentine team, withdrew with a apparent injury at the Emirates Stadium in London, where his team, Manchester United, fell 3-1 to Arsenal on date 4 of the Premier League.

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65 minutes were played in the match that was tied 1-1 when the defender from Entre Ríos threw himself to the ground with his feet forward and committed a harsh offense against Eddie Nketiah in midfield. The Englishman flew through the air and Lisandro received a yellow card. However, it was the Butcher’s look of concern that caught his attention.

Martínez was left sitting on the grass, with a lost look and did not go down to defend the play. His teammate, the Brazilian Antony, asked him if he was okay, but Licha was determined to leave the field of play. The one born in Gualeguay untied his right boot, with pain gestures in his leg and was replaced by Harry Maguire.

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At the moment, there is still no official Manchester United medical report on the illness that took Lisandro Martínez off the field early. The 25-year-old defender is part of the squad list presented by Scaloni for the double date of the Qualifiers against Ecuador at the Monumental on Thursday, September 7, and against Bolivia as a visitor on Tuesday, September 12. Despite the physical problems, the defender traveled to the Argentina, like Alejandro Garnacho, from Manchester United.

Lisandro Martínez was unable to complete the match against Arsenal due to discomfort in his right leg (Reuters / John Sibley)

In addition to Lisandro Martínez, the defenders chosen by the coach for the first matches of the tie are: Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid), Germán Pezzella (Betis), Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Marcos Senesi ( Bournemouth), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon) and Lucas Esquivel (Athletico Paranaense).

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As for the match, Arsenal ended up with the victory at the end of the game and with some controversy. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for United on 27 minutes, but within seconds, Martin Odegaard equalized.

At minute 88, Alejandro Garnacho made it 2-1 for the Manchester team, but the action was invalidated at the request of the VAR due to a fine forward position by the striker who was also called up for the Argentine team.

This action seemed to strengthen the Gunners, who went in search of victory and achieved it in injury time thanks to goals from Declan Rice and the Brazilian Gabriel Jesús. Those led by Mikel Arteta reached 10 points in the Premier League while Erik Ten Hag’s men had 6 points. On the next day they will host Brighton & Hove at Old Trafford.

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2023-09-03 20:27:41
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