Pastore out of Argentine friendlies with torn calf
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French champions Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian attacking midfielder Javier Pastore is out of his country's friendlies with Bolivia and Mexico because of a torn right calf muscle, the Argentinian Football Association revealed on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old - who was a member of the Argentinian team that lost to hosts Chile in this year's Copa America - was forced to go off after just ten minutes of PSG's 1-0 win over Montpellier last Friday. PSG, ho top the Ligue 1 table with three wins from three matches, did not reveal how long he could be absent for.
Argentina play Bolivia on 4 September in Houston, Texas, and Mexico four days later in Dallas.