Balerdi was excluded from the Argentina national team before the World Cup due to injury

Defender of the French "Marseille" and the national team of Argentina Leonardo Balerdi will not be able to participate in the upcoming World Cup due to injury. This was announced on June 6 in the press service of the Argentine team in X (former. Twitter).

The official statement of the medical service of the national team notes that the 27-year-old football player was diagnosed with damage to the calf muscle of his right leg.

Balerdi has 11 matches in the national team of Argentina.

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