Uruguay's Cavani to miss Italy friendly with hamstring injury

Cavani, who has scored 38 goals in 90 appearances for Uruguay, was substituted in the 10th minute during his nation's 3-1 loss in Dublin.

(Reuters)

"He (Cavani) underwent a scan and it was decided he would not play in the friendly against Italy because of a hamstring strain," the AUF said on their website. (www.auf.org.uy)

The 30-year-old scored 49 goals in 50 games to help French side Paris St Germain secure a second-placed league finish last season.

Fellow striker Luis Suarez had also been ruled out of Uruguay's friendlies after sustaining a hamstring injury while training with his club Barcelona last month.

(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)