Barcelona announce Araujo will be out indefinitely due to injury and forced to withdraw from Uruguay national team

2023-03-21 16:05

Barcelona announce Araujo will be out indefinitely due to injury and forced to withdraw from Uruguay national team


After Barcelona 's 24-year-old defender Ronald Araujo suffered an injury in the 26th round of La Liga in a 2-1 victory over rival Real Madrid, Barcelona officially confirmed today that the Uruguayan defender will be out indefinitely. He will also be forced out of Uruguay's squad for this month's international friendly.


Araujo put Real Madrid ahead with an own goal in La Liga yesterday before Barcelona ended up 2-1 with goals from defender Sergi Roberto, 31, and midfielder Frank Kessie, 26. Against Real Madrid, Araujo continued to finish the game despite suffering from groin pain.


After the game, Barcelona officially confirmed that Araujo's injury was a strain of the adductor muscle of his left thigh and he will face an indefinite absence. Araujo, who was originally selected as Uruguay's 23-man player list, was also unable to participate in the national team's lineup for the international friendly match between Japan and South Korea due to injury.


Barcelona announce Araujo will be out indefinitely due to injury and forced to withdraw from Uruguay national team


The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) also announced earlier that the injured 28-year-old midfielder Georgia de Alasketa and 23-year-old striker Darwin Nunez were out of the lineup due to injury, while interim coach Marcelo Broli 23-year-old defender Sebastian Caceres, 29-year-old forward Honasan Rodriguez and 32-year-old forward Abel Hernandez will replace the injured players.


Next, Uruguay will travel to Japan this Friday and play two international friendly matches against South Korea next Tuesday.