Sergio Aguero was stretchered off with a hamstring problem during the match between Ecuador in the first half. Ecuador wins against Argentina 0-2 in World Cup 2018.
Argentina ruled Aguero out of next week’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay but did not speculate how long he would be sidelined for.
However, a grade-two tear to the hamstring can require anything from two to eight weeks to recover from and the striker has a history of hamstring problems.
The injury is expected to see Aguero miss the Manchester derby on October 25 and Champions League matches with Sevilla on October 21 and November 3.
Aguero is Argentina’s fourth highest all-time scorer and his absence comes at a bad time for his country, who are already missing injured Lionel Messi and face Brazil in a key qualifier on November 13.
The 27-year-old, who scored five goals against Newcastle last weekend, has suffered several hamstring injuries during his time in the Premier League.
He was replaced as a precaution after his five-goal haul and later admitted he had felt his hamstring in City’s previous game against Borussia Monchengladbach.
But, Argentina boss, Gerardo Martino claimed that his latest problem was unrelated.
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