Montevideo Oct 21 (IANS) Luis Suarez has been omitted from Uruguay s squad for international friendlies against Poland and Austria next month as he recovers from a knee injury.
The 30-year-old is expected to remain available for Barcelona despite struggling to overcome the problem sustained during Barcelona s Spanish Supercup defeat to Real Madrid in August reports Xinhua news agency.
"The medical department of Barcelona has proposed that Luis Suarez undertake medical and physiological treatment for a week from November 11 in order to continue the rehabilitation of his right knee " the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) said in a statement.
"For this reason the player will not participate in the friendly games planned for November 10 and 14 against Poland and Austria."
The friendlies will be Uruguay s first matches since they secured a place in the 2018 World Cup by beating Bolivia 4-2 in their final qualifier earlier this month.
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