Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero has named as part of Jorge Sampaoli’s squad for World Cup 2018, but has now been ruled out of the squad.
A brief statement from Argentina’s football federation read: ‘Sergio Romero suffered today a joint blockage in his right knee that will leave him out of the squad.’ It’s not yet confirmed who will replace him…
Though Romero plays second fiddle to David de Gea at Manchester United, he is a key part of the Argentina national team. It’s not yet confirmed who will replace him.
Argentina World Cup squad
Goalkeepers: Willy Caballero, Franco Armani
Defenders: Gabriel Mercado, Javier Mascherano, Nicolas Otamendi, Federico Fazio, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Tagliafico, Marcos Acuna, Cristian Ansaldi
Midfielders: Manuel Lanzini, Maximiliano Meza, Lucas Biglia, Ever Banega, Giovani Lo Celso, Angel Di Maria, Cristian Pavon, Eduardo Salvio
Forwards: Paulo Dybala, Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain.