Lanús midfielder Eduardo Salvio will be unable to play in the match against Cruzeiro in the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana due to an injury to his right calf. The player has been excluded from the list of called-up players for the first leg that will take place in Brazil.
"El Toto" had to be replaced in the first half of the match against Independiente, which ended in a 2-0 defeat for Lanús in the eighteenth round of the Professional Football League. While waiting for medical tests to assess the severity of the injury, Salvio joins a long list of absences in the team managed by Ricardo Zielinski for the crucial match against the Brazilians.
In addition to Salvio, Lanús will also miss Nery Domínguez due to a muscle injury, Raúl Loaiza due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Ezequiel Muñoz due to a meniscus injury, Abel Luciatti due to a tear, Leonardo Jara due to hamstring myalgia, and Nicolás Morgantini due to a torn Achilles tendon. All these absences pose a challenge for the Argentine team in their match against Cruzeiro.
