Marcos Acuña felt a sharp pain in the hamstring of his left leg during River Plate’s game against Instituto on Wednesday. This is the same area that had been bothering him recently, and tests have confirmed a muscle tear that will sideline him for two to three weeks.

The 33-year-old left-back was not selected by Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni in the squad of 26 for the upcoming double matchday next week. With Nicolás González out of the Argentina squad due to injury, Acuña emerged as a possible replacement.

However, due to his recent injury setback, it has been confirmed that the World Cup-winning defender will not be called up by Scaloni.

Nicolás González is out for Argentina and will miss the November World Cup qualifiers.

González was called up to the Argentina national team by coach Lionel Scaloni but he remains injured. The 26 year old will miss Argentina’s two matches against Paraguay and Peru. Here is the updated list of players:

Goalkeepers:

Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa

Gerónimo Rulli – Olympique Marseille

Walter Benítez – PSV Eindhoven

Defenders:

Gonzalo Montiel – Sevilla

Nahuel Molina – Atlético Madrid

Cristian Romero – Tottenham Hotspur

Leonardo Balerdi – Olympique Marseille

Germán Pezzella – River Plate

Nicolás Otamendi – Benfica

Lisandro Martínez – Manchester United

Nehuén Pérez – Porto

Nicolás Tagliafico – Lyon

Midfielders:

Leandro Paredes – AS Roma

Alexis Mac Allister – Liverpool

Rodrigo De Paul – Atlético Madrid

Exequiel Palacios – Bayer Leverkusen

Enzo Fernández – Chelsea

Giovani Lo Celso – Real Betis

Enzo Barrenechea – Valencia

Thiago Almada – Botafogo

Nicolás Paz – Como 1907

Facundo Buonanotte – Leicester City

Forwards:

Alejandro Garnacho – Manchester United

Lionel Messi – Inter Miami

Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan

Julián Álvarez – Atlético Madrid

Valentín Castellanos – Lazio

Cristian “Cuti” Romero might still be available for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite an injury concern. The 26-year-old center back had to leave the pitch 15 minutes into the second half during Tottenham’s 4-1 victory over Emiliano Martinez’s Aston Villa, raising doubts about his availability for Argentina’s qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru.

Medical examinations have confirmed that Romero did not suffer a bone fracture but rather ligament damage in his right big toe. This type of injury does not completely rule him out of Argentina’s upcoming matches.

Coach Lionel Scaloni has called Romero up for the November 14 away match against Paraguay and the November 19 home match against Peru.