According to his agent, Lautaro Martinez has received pain-killing injections to enable him to represent Argentina in the World Cup.
Martinez has made four appearances at the tournament but has not scored despite Argentina making the quarter-final. Martinez made the starting lineup for both the 2-0 victory over Mexico and the shocking opening loss to Saudi Arabia, in which two goals were disallowed for offside.
However, he was dropped from the starting lineup in the game against Poland in the last group match, and he also entered the game against Australia in the round of 16 with less than 20 minutes remaining.
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The attacker is seeking treatment for an ankle ailment, according to Martinez’s agent.
“Lautaro has been taking injections because he has a lot of pain in his ankle,” Alejandro Camacho told La Red.
“He’s working hard to make that pain go away, and as soon as that happens, he’ll be flying on the pitch. Martinez is a top player in the world.
“He is very strong in the mind, but the goals that were disallowed against Saudi Arabia were hard moments for him.”
