Pastore out of Argentine friendlies with torn calf

AFP , Tuesday 25 Aug 2015

Javier Pastore
Argentina's forward Javier Pastore (Photo: Reuters)
French champions Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian attacking midfielderJavier Pastore is out of his country's friendlies with Bolivia and Mexico because of a torn right calf muscle, the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) revealed on Tuesday.
 
The 26-year-old -- who was a member of the Argentinian team that lost to hosts Chile in this year's Copa America -- was forced to go off after just 10 minutes of PSG's 1-0 win over Montpellierlast Friday.
 
PSG -- who top the Ligue 1 table with three wins from three matches -- did not reveal how long he could be absent for.
 
Argentina play Bolivia on September 4 in Houston, Texas, and Mexico four days later in Dallas.
 

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