Par: Joel Isaac González / @GonzalezKmarena – Monday, November 11, 2024, 9pm
Forwards Ismael Díaz and Abdiel Ayarza will miss the upcoming match against Costa Rica in the 2024-25 Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal due to injuries.
A statement from the Panamanian Football Federation (FPF) said their medical department reported that Ayarza suffered an external meniscus injury and reactive synovitis, requiring surgery.
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Ayarza felt pain in his right knee after a training session on Saturday at the Virgilio Tejeira Andrión Stadium in Penonomé.
The player was transported to Panama City on Monday morning, where an MRI confirmed his absence for the match.
As for Díaz, the striker suffered a blow to his left hip while playing for his club, Universidad Católica, in the match against Aucas last Saturday, November 11, in the 13th day of the first division Ecuadorian.
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The impact forced Díaz to be substituted in the final minutes of the match.
Díaz contacted the FPF medical department after the match, reporting intense pain following the blow to his iliac crest, putting him out of action for matches with the national team during the FIFA match.
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Regarding the substitutes, the technical staff led by coach Thomas Christiansen summoned striker Tomás Rodríguez from Monagas SC, in the Venezuelan Football League.
The FPF has obtained club approval for Rodríguez, and he is expected to join the group at Penonomé on Tuesday evening.
Regarding Ayarza, no other player has been called up for the moment, and the technical staff will proceed with the 24 players selected to face Costa Rica.
