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Uruguay midfielder De Arrascaeta in doubt for World Cup after collarbone fracture

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Published 4 months ago

Uruguay midfielder Giorgian ⁠de Arrascaeta suffered a collarbone fracture during ‌Flamengo's 1-1 draw at Estudiantes ‌in the ‌Copa Libertadores, raising concerns ‌about his participation in ‌this year's World Cup.

[p]The 31-year-old, who joined ‌the Brazilian side in ⁠2019, ‌went down after a ​challenge during the first half of ​Wednesday's Group A clash and had to ⁠be ​substituted.[/p][p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-arrascaeta-giorgian/foizdExt/"]Arrascaeta[/a]... was taken to hospital, where a fracture to his right ‌collarbone was confirmed,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/flamengo-rj/WjxY29qB/"]Flamengo[/a] wrote on their website.[/p][p]Defending champions Flamengo remain top of the group with seven points from three matches.[/p][embed guid="30b2ce09-5171-4968-87cb-fe1a35c0aca9" url="https://x.com/Flamengo_en/status/2049676627714482211" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]Uruguay[/a] begin their World ‌Cup campaign on June ​15th with a ‌Group H game against Saudi Arabia, leaving Arrascaeta with about six weeks to recover.[/p]

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