Tevez, who helped Boca Juniors win the Argentine first division championship and Copa Argentina knockout competition this month, joins Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Pablo Zabaleta and Ezequiel Garay on coach Gerardo Martino’s injury list.
“The national team suffers another withdrawal: now it is Carlos Tevez. The forward has muscle fatigue and a twisted left knee and so won’t be able to play in the next two qualifiers,” the AFA said in a statement on its website (www.afa.org.ar).
Argentina, whose poor start to the qualifiers has yielded one point from a possible six and no goals, host arch-rivals Brazil at El Monumental on Thursday before travelling to face Colombia in Barranquilla on Tuesday.
News that makes sense
Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.
(Writing by Rex Gowar; editing by Ken Ferris)
