Enzo Fernandez drops out of the Argentina selection due to a knee injury

Argentina Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has withdrawn from the squad due to inflammation in his right knee, the national team said on Saturday.

The 24-year-old played most of the 1-0 win over Venezuela in a friendly match in Florida on Friday.

The Argentina team posted on X saying Fernandez had “synovitis in his right knee.”

Fernandez, who has scored three Premier League goals for seventh-placed Chelsea this season, is the club’s latest midfielder to suffer an injury, with Cole Palmer, Dario Essugo and Andrey Santos also sidelined.

Argentina will play another friendly match against Puerto Rico on Tuesday, while Chelsea will visit Nottingham Forest on October 18.

Published on October 12, 2025