Nicolas Tagliafico
33-Year-Old
Lyon
Ligue 1
OUT
Injury Calf
Est. Return 6/22/2026
Could return against Austria
Tagliafico (calf) is not training, but the coaching staff led by Lionel Scaloni believes the left-back could be available to face Austria on Saturday, June 22, according to TyC Sports.
ANALYSIS
Tagliafico will miss the WC opener against Algeria on Tuesday, June 16, but the left-back has an outside chance to return to the squad for the team's upcoming match. It remains to be seen who will start at left-back as his replacement against Algeria, with Nicolas Gonzalez (strain), Valentin Barco, Marcos Senesi and Lisandro Martinez all being options to fill that void.
Tagliafico will miss the WC opener against Algeria on Tuesday, June 16, but the left-back has an outside chance to return to the squad for the team's upcoming match. It remains to be seen who will start at left-back as his replacement against Algeria, with Nicolas Gonzalez (strain), Valentin Barco, Marcos Senesi and Lisandro Martinez all being options to fill that void.
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Still not training
Tagliafico (calf) is still not training in full, Gaston Edul reports.
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Will miss opener against Algeria
Tagliafico (calf) suffered a small muscle tear during the friendly against Honduras and will miss Argentina's World Cup opener against Algeria on June 17, according to TYC Sports.
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Out with soleus injury
Tagliafico (calf) is expected to miss the first World Cup matchup versus Algeria as he works on his recovery from a soleus issue, per TyC Sports.
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Opener status uncertain
Tagliafico (calf) is uncertain for Argentina's World Cup opener against Algeria after sustaining a calf contusion during the friendly against Honduras, with the coaching staff taking a cautious approach to his availability, according to Diario Ole.
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Likely to start at left-back
Tagliafico is expected to be Argentina's starting left-back at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Headed to Lyon
Tagliafico will join Lyon in a €4M move and will soon take the medicals, Olé reports.
ANALYSIS
Tagliafico has seemed on the verge of leaving Ajax multiple times in the past few years, and Lyon finally managed to convince the Dutch club to sell him as he was getting close to the end of his contract. The Ligue 1 missed out on Tyrell Malacia, who joined Manchester United but bounced back with another solid option for the left-back role.
Tagliafico has seemed on the verge of leaving Ajax multiple times in the past few years, and Lyon finally managed to convince the Dutch club to sell him as he was getting close to the end of his contract. The Ligue 1 missed out on Tyrell Malacia, who joined Manchester United but bounced back with another solid option for the left-back role.