The Argentine national team will have to do without top performer Lautaro Martínez in the next qualifier for the World Cup in Qatar.
The Inter Milan striker has been infected with the corona virus and will not be able to play the upcoming game, the Argentine Football Association said.
Lionel Messi, on the other hand, has been struggling with flu symptoms recently, but is expected to join the national team on Tuesday.
The Albiceleste will meet Venezuela in Buenos Aires on Friday and Ecuador in Guayaquil on Tuesday of next week. The Argentine national team has already qualified for the World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year.