Injured Suarez to miss China Cup for Uruguay

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Luis Suarez (1st L) of Uruguay celebrates scoring during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A match between Uruguay and Russia in Samara, Russia, June 25, 2018. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez has been ruled out of playing in the China Cup with Uruguay after spraining his ankle for his club at the weekend.

Suarez, 32, is expected to miss between 10 and 15 days after limping off late in Sunday's 4-1 win at Real Betis in La Liga.

"He will... undertake his recovery with the FC Barcelona medical team, having been withdrawn from the Uruguayan national team squad," the club said in a statement Monday.

Suarez's absence adds to that of Edinson Cavani for Uruguay after the Paris Saint-Germain striker failed to shake off a thigh injury for the trip to China.

Oscar Tabarez's squad travel to Nanning to take on Uzbekistan on Thursday, with the winners meeting China or Thailand in the final four days later.

Suarez scored his 18th league goal of the season at Betis to draw level with Diego Forlan for the most goals scored by a Uruguayan in Spain's top flight with 128.

The China Cup kicks off preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers that begin later this year.

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