Inter captain Lautaro Martinez has been dominated out of Argentina’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Uruguay and Brazil because of a hamstring harm.

Martinez sat out Inter’s 2-1 win within the second leg of their Champions League spherical of 16 conflict with Feyenoord with muscle discomfort, however returned to Serie A motion final Sunday.

The 27-year-old was heading in the right direction in a 2-0 victory over Atalanta, a outcome that put Simone Inzaghi’s facet three factors clear on the summit of the Italian top-flight.

Certainly, he marked his two hundredth win throughout all competitions for Inter along with his 147th purpose for the membership, and was named in Lionel Scaloni’s preliminary 33-player roster.

Regardless of linking up along with his Argentina team-mates, Martinez has since been dominated out with a hamstring drawback, with assessments exhibiting the harm was worse than first feared.

He joins the likes of Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Montiel, Giovani Lo Celso, and Paulo Dybala on the harm desk for Argentina’s upcoming fixtures.

Lautaro Martínez will probably be overlooked of the squad for this March’s double matchday because of a muscle harm in his left hamstring. pic.twitter.com/aULCbZYG46

— Selección Argentina in English (@AFASeleccionEN) March 19, 2025

Argentina tackle Uruguay this Friday in what’s the first assembly between the 2 sides since 2023, when Ronald Araujo and Darwin Nunez led Marcelo Bielsa’s workforce to a 2-0 win.

They then welcome fifth-placed Brazil to the Estadio Mas Monumental 4 days later, with the potential for extending their lead on the prime of the qualifying standings.

Argentina have gained eight of their 12 matches thus far (D1 L3) and are 5 factors away from Uruguay, whereas they’ve additionally scored extra objectives (21) than every other workforce in qualifying.