Paris Saint-Germain international midfielder Marco Verratti injured his calf during his team’s game against Lyon on Sunday in French Ligue 1 and will miss his country’s team, called to play two games in the European Nations League.
Italy, the main absentee at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, will host England next Friday, before joining Hungary on 26 September.
Verratti was injured midway through the second half of the match against Lyon when he had a joint foul with striker Moussa Dembele.
Verratti had gone to Italy to move to the national team and to reveal the seriousness of his injury to the blue medical staff, who decided not to be available for coach Roberto Mancini’s two matches.
Saint-Germain issued an official statement in which they confirmed: “Verratti has a bruise on his left calf. He will be treated at the club’s training center”, noting that the Saint-Germain medical staff “works in collaboration with the staff. doctor of the Italian national team “.
Verratti has played all of his team’s games since the beginning of the current season.
AFP
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