After Kylian Mbappé forced to leave the France team due to calf pain, it is Marco Verratti's turn to return to Paris.
The Italian midfielder was released by his selection due to knee pain.
He received a blow in the match against Bulgaria (1-1) last Thursday but was able to play the entire match.
Against Switzerland on Sunday (0-0), Verratti, uncertain, had started on the bench before coming into play in the 77th minute in place of Manuel Locatelli.
Finally, the day after this match and before the last meeting of this international break of Italy against Lithuania this Wednesday evening, the Italian staff agreed to let the midfielder return to Paris to heal himself.
This is more bad news for Mauricio Pochettino in view of the reception of Clermont, Saturday, 5 p.m. at the Parc des Princes and perhaps beyond, with the debut of the Champions League in a week, Wednesday, September 15, in Bruges.
On Saturday, PSG will indeed be private, in addition to perhaps Verratti and Mbappé, of all South Americans, starting with the Argentines (Messi, Di Maria, Paredes) and the Brazilians (Neymar, Marquinhos) who will play their last selection match Friday at 1:30 and 2:30 French time.
Marco Verratti had already left the rally with Italy in April due to the Covid.
His start to Euro was then disrupted by a knee injury.
European champion with Donnarumma, he had benefited from an extended vacation and returned to competition in Brest and then in Reims.
At the same time, during the general assembly of the Association of European Clubs (ECA) of which he is president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, the president of PSG stressed on Monday that, among the challenges to be taken up in the future, " the most urgent is that of the international calendar of matches which endanger the health and well-being of the players ”, recalling in passing that“ the clubs assume all the risks ”.