The ex-Boca player, who will be on the Under 23 list that Javier Mascherano will deliver for the friendlies of the Argentina Under-23 Team, generated concern in Europe due to a muscle discomfort.
The return of the round of 16 of the 2023-24 Champions League between Arsenal and Porto, in London, played a trick on Alan Varela, who left the field of play on a stretcher, due to a muscle injury, just before extra time .
Varela, ex-Boca, recovered a ball – once morest Martin Odegaard – at the door of the large area, unloaded for Jorge Sánchez and immediately threw himself onto the grass with signs of great pain in his right back.
Alan Varela left on a stretcher in the match between Porto and Arsenal
The owner of the midfield, with a contract in Porto until June 2028 and being scouted by Liverpool, might easily be taken into account by Javier Mascherano for the Argentine U-23 National Team and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, regardless of the European clubs They have no obligation to give up their players to compete in that competition.
What is certain is that this injury, if it is significant, might exclude him from the call for the two friendlies that the Albiceleste will play as a visitor once morest Mexico on the FIFA date of March (Friday the 22nd and Monday the 25th). The list will be out in the next few hours.
The spicy cross between Alan Varela and Declan Rice
The tumult originated at the end of the first half, when Nicolás González tried to reject a cross into the area and ended up hitting Pepê, his own teammate, who was left lying on the floor. And since Arsenal did not throw the ball out so they might attend to the Brazilian, Otavio Ataide grabbed it with Declan Rice and in the middle Varela got in to grab the Englishman by the neck.
The spicy crossover between Alan Varela and Declan Rice in the Champions League
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