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Why isn't Andre Carrillo playing for Peru against Argentina?

The Al-Hilal forward is not with the Peru national team for their upcoming World Cup Qualifier against 2021 Copa America winners, Argentina.Find out why.

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By martina alcheva

Andre Carrillo of Peru celebrates after scoring
© Andressa Anholete/Getty ImagesAndre Carrillo of Peru celebrates after scoring

Argentina will welcome Peru at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires onThursday, October 14, 2021, at 7:30PM (ET), in the South American World Cup Qualifiers 2022. This will be their 56th overall meeting. No surprises here as Argentinaare the absolutefavorites in head-to-head clashes, having celebrated a victory on 34occasions so far; Peruhave grabbed a triumph just seven timesto this day, and a great number of even 14 games have ended in a draw.

Their most recent match was played on November 17,2020, when La Albicelestegrabbed a comfortable 2-0 win away at the Stadion Nacional in Lima in their first clash inMatchday 4. It promises to be an even more exciting clash as these two countries clash for the first time this year,at the CONMEBOL World Cup 2022 Qualifiers.

Several key players of the Peruvian squad will miss this Matchday 12 clash, and Al-Hilal’s right-winger Andre Carrillo is one of them. Here you will find out why the 30-year-old Peru internationalis out of this matchup.

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Why isn’t Andre Carrillo playing for Peru against Argentina?

Forward AndreCarrillo was not part of the delegation of the Peruvian soccer team thatarrived in Buenos Aires on Monday. The Al-Hilal player will remain in Lima and will not feature at the Estadio Monumental this Thursday after the medical staff deemed him notcompletely recoveredfrom a small fracture in the lumbar area.

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AS a result, the 30-year-old will not be risked, and Peru coach Ricardo Gareca will not be able to count on him for the grand clash against the 2021 Copa America champions. His club Al-Hilal confirmed that the playerhas suffered an injury in hisback and it will take him four weeks to recover.

RaulRuidiaz, Paolo Guerrero, Renato Tapia, Edison Flores, and Jordy Reyna have also been sidelined and they will have not joined theWhite and Red squad to face Argentine. None of them were available in thedefeat toBolivia on Sunday, 10 October,in La Paz.

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