Injured Bartolucci out of World Cup

ARGENTINA winger Octavio Bartolucci snapped his Achilles tendon in a club match at the weekend and is out of the World Cup.

Bartolucci, who was included in Marcelo Loffreda’s provisional World Cup squad of 38 in July, stood a good chance of being retained on the official list of 30 the Pumas coach is expected to name in the coming days.

The Atletico del Rosario player, who suffered the injury during his side’s 34-28 loss to CUBA in their Argentine championship match, will be out for about five months.