Club León star Federico Viñas will be out for an extended period after suffering a ruptured Achilles in training with Uruguay.
Both Uruguay and Club León confirmed the injury, with the Liga MX club saying that the forward will undergo surgery in the coming days.
The 25-year-old was called into Uruguay’s preliminary Copa América squad, and suffered the injury during a training session on Saturday.
The news is a major blow for Viñas, who has been attracting attention from European clubs with his scoring exploits in Liga MX.
Viñas scored eight goals in the Clausura, tying for the most goals by a Liga MX player in the tournament.
The striker made his debut for Uruguay in World Cup qualification in November, and scored his first international goal in March.
Uruguay has been drawn into Group C in the Copa América, and will face the United States, Bolivia and Panama in the group phase.
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