Arrascaeta's calf strain confirmed, Cup call looms

The calf scare we flagged yesterday has a diagnosis now: Tuesday's exams confirmed a medium-grade strain in Arrascaeta's right calf, and he's waiting on Uruguay to decide whether to cut him from their World Cup squad. The grade means a longer layoff, and the problem is unrelated to the clavicle fracture he picked up in the Libertadores back in May. Bielsa's side can name a replacement up to 24 hours before their Group H opener against Saudi Arabia in Miami on June 15, so the deadline is the 14th. It's a similar setup to Neymar's calf, and Brazil kept him on. We're still second in the Brasileirão, and there's no match until late July.