Luis Suarez will be sidelined for five weeks after suffering a right knee injury in Barcelona’s Spanish Super Cup loss to Real Madrid on Wednesday.
The Uruguayan Football Association announced the news on Thursday, confirming the striker will be sidelined for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Paraguay.
Suarez appeared to suffer the injury in the 85th minute of Barca’s 2-0 loss to Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Los Blancos triumphing 5-1 on aggregate. The 30-year-old managed to continue playing and finish the match despite the injury.
