Paraguay goal keeper out of World Cup
13/6/2006 16:25
Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar's World Cup is over after a scan
confirmed the extent of his leg injury on Monday.
The Newell's Old Boys
custodian tore a muscle on the inside of his right leg during his side's World
Cup opener against England on Saturday and was forced to leave the pitch after
just seven minutes.
Paraguay's team doctor Osvaldo Pangrazio had already
confirmed Villar would miss the remaining group games against Sweden and
Trinidad and Tobago.But a scan has now revealed that the goalkeeper will be out
of action for around a month.
Pangrazio said on Monday evening that the scan
"shows a very serious tear that will take him four weeks to get over".
"It's
a five-centimetre tear, with a hematoma of more than 10 centimetres. It's a
serious injury, " Pangrazio explained.
Aside from Villar, Paraguay will also
be without left-back Delio Toledo for Thursday's match against Sweden.
The
Real Zaragoza defender is suffering from a thigh injury and will spend the next
three days resting and undergoing light training.
Jorge Nunez, who replaced
Toledo during the defeat to England, is set to take Toledo's place against the
Swedes.
Xinhua News
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