Ouch! Messi loses reinforcement as injury knocks out Lanzini from World Cup

Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a ruptured anterior knee ligament injury in training.

Lanzini, 25, was named in Jorge Sampaoli’s 23-man squad last month.

[PARTE MÉDICO] Manuel Lanzini sufrió, en el entrenamiento matutino de hoy, la rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior de su rodilla derecha. pic.twitter.com/lmYEVr5YaV

— Selección Argentina (@Argentina) June 8, 2018

Argentina begin their World Cup campaign against Iceland on 16 June before games against Croatia and Nigeria in Group D.