Papu Gómez will miss the two friendlies of the national team and the celebration of the world champions

The world champion party will not have one of its honorees. Alejandro Papu Gomezone of 26 players who lifted the cup at the Lusail stadium on 18 December after the unforgettable final against France, he will not travel to Argentina play with Selection the friendlies against Panama, Thursday 23 at the Monumental, and Curacao, Tuesday 28 at the Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero.

The loss of Papu Gómez has not yet been made official by the broadcast channels of the Argentine Football Federation. However, as he was able to find out clarionthe Sevillian footballer will not get on the plane and will see the celebrations of his companions on television from Europe.

Gómez had injured his left ankle during the World Cup – during the first half of the round of 16 match against Australia – and although he tried to recover without undergoing surgery to return to Sevilla as soon as possible, the annoyance at The joint did not hit him, gave peace and forced him to undergo surgery on Friday 10 February.

It was foreseen that, in addition to being convalescent, the Papu would travel the same and participate in the celebrations. Indeed, according to what this newspaper was able to learn, the technical staff led by Jorge Sampaoli had no intention of putting a spanner in the works and had decided to authorize the away match. However, the Andalusian club have been adamant and have applied injury protocol to exclude him from the call.