The Argentine is confident Lisandro Martínez’s latest injury is not a long-term one despite his absence from Manchester United’s win over Everton.
This is according to Eldopolis. Argentine outlet Today covers the defender and the optimism from the Argentina camp.
Martínez was rested for Monday’s win over Everton due to a calf muscle problem. This set off alarm bells in Argentina, who want him for the Finalsima in March. He could be out due to a long-term calf muscle injury.
But medical tests have confirmed that the injury is not bad. In fact, Argentina’s coaching staff are confident that the 28-year-old will be able to resume training in the coming days.
Manchester United got a big lead
He feels that he will be in ‘good form’ till the match against Spain. That’s scheduled for March 27thth In Qatar. There are no major concerns about the Manchester United defender at this time.
Of course, Martinez recently returned from a long rehab A serious knee injury kept him out of action for most of 2025.
He suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the clash with Crystal Palace in February last year. After the surgery he had to stay on the sidelines for nine months.
Why is there no desire to risk things?
Lisandro Martínez’s official return came in November against the same opponents. But Manchester United have since been taking it easy with the defender. They will likely do the same with this calf injury, which the Argentine would agree to.
Martínez has been a key player and regular starter under Lionel Scaloni after being a rotation option at the 2022 World Cup.
He is now the number one partner with Cristian Romero, hence his concerns about this latest setback.
They want him to be back fit for next month’s clash with Spain and it looks like that will be the case.
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