Peru striker Pizarro out of Copa America

AFP, Saturday 18 Jun 2011

Veteran Peru striker Claudio Pizarro pulled out of the Copa America on Saturday after suffering ligament damage in his right knee, his German club Werder Bremen announced

Claudio Pizarro
Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro

The 32-year-old picked up the injury playing in a training match with the national team ahead of the Copa America which takes place in Argentina from July 1-24.

Pizarro, who scored nine times in the Bundesliga last season, was due to return to the national team after a three-year exile.

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