Barcelona's Luis Suarez a doubt for Copa America after injury
Friday 3 June 2016 07:27, UK
Luis Suarez is a doubt for next month's Copa America after hobbling off in tears midway through Barcelona's Copa del Rey final win over Sevilla on Sunday.
The Uruguayan departed just before the hour mark with a muscle injury in a bad-tempered final which saw three players sent off.
Barcelona said tests on Monday confirmed that Suarez sustained a right-leg muscle injury in the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla on Sunday.
The club said the striker will begin his rehabilitation in Barcelona before joining the Uruguayan squad on June 1 in the United States, where "he'll continue with the second phase of his recovery."
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The club did not specify how long Suarez will need to be sidelined, but similar injuries usually require about a month of recovery time.
Goals in extra-time from Jordi Alba and Neymar handed Barca a 2-0 win and a 28th cup triumph.
"It is something muscular. Until the doctors look at him in Barcelona we won't know the extent of the injury," said Barca boss Luis Enrique.
"Now we have to wait for the tests tomorrow," Suarez posted on his official Twitter account.
"I hope it is nothing and I can be with my national team next week. Thank you for the support."
Suarez returned to competitive international duty in March after completing a lengthy ban for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup.
Uruguay face Mexico in their opening match in the Copa America, which is being hosted by the United States, on June 5 before playing Venezuela and Jamaica in Group C.
Suarez scored 59 goals in a prolific season for Barcelona to become the first man in seven years other than team-mate Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Pichichi prize for La Liga's top scorer.
