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Liverpool star missing from matchday squad for international encounter; seems to confirm injury fears
The absence of Diogo Jota from Portugal’s matchday squad for their 3-0 friendly victory over Qatar, as revealed by BBC Sport’s lineup, appears to confirm an earlier report about the Liverpool star suffering from a muscle injury.
Sapo Desporto first reported the injury concern, correctly predicting that the 24-year-old and fellow international teammate, Ruben Neves, would miss the match.
With Liverpool’s upcoming match against Watford only six days away, Jurgen Klopp will undoubtedly be concerned.
Depending on the severity of the problem, the former Wolves star could be sidelined for several weeks.
It’s the last piece of bad news Klopp needs, especially given that he’s already likely to be without both Alisson Becker and Fabinho due to Brazil’s final international match against Uruguay being scheduled a day before our return to domestic action.
We can only hope that the issue was not too serious – if it was, we doubt the player would have stayed with Portugal’s squad.
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Liverpool star missing from matchday squad for international encounter; seems to confirm injury fears
