“It is a hard injury that hurts and leaves you sad”, said Suarez.
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There was also an injury for midfielder Sergio Busquets just before Messi suffered his problem, which will somewhat overshadow the ceremony to mark Busquets renewing his Barcelona contract until 2021 on Thursday.
The Barcelona talisman is also expected to miss out the upcoming Champions League tie against Borussia Monchengladbach as well as trips to Sporting Gijon and Celta Vigo.
FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, center, duels for the ball against Atletico Madrid’s Filipe Lu’s during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.
Argentina, which are placed third in the South American World Cup qualifying group, are scheduled to play Peru in Lima on October 6 before hosting Paraguay on October 11 in Cordoba.
Barcelona’s treatment of Lionel Messi is “strange” according to Argentina’s national coach Edgardo Bauza.
“We know we have to work hard and change things, above all how we start the game”.
The Argentine’s replacement Arda Turan had barely taken up his position when Atletico levelled as Correa coolly slotted home after Javier Mascherano’s slip offered him a clear path to goal.
“We all wish he could play these next few games, but unforeseen circumstances do happen”.
The last two times these sides faced each other, in the Champions League, Atletico overcame Barca over two legs, while their previous four league encounters have all been won by the Catalans.
The five-times world player of the year limped off in the second half of Barca’s La Liga match at the Nou Camp, moments before the visiting side equalized.
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He has scored eight goals with Barcelona this season.
