SANTIAGO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Chile forward Eduardo Vargas will miss his team’s World Cup qualifier against Bolivia because of a knee injury, the Chilean Football Association said on Sunday.
The 32-year-old suffered the injury during the second half of the Roja’s 2-1 home defeat to Argentina on Thursday and had to be replaced by Victor Davila.
The Chilean FA did not immediately name a replacement for the Atletico Mineiro attacker.
“The decision was taken because [Vargas] will not recover from the injury in time for [the Bolivia match],” the entity said in a statement.
Chile and Bolivia will meet in La Paz on Tuesday. Both teams need to win to keep alive their faint hopes of qualifying for this year’s World Cup in Qatar.
