The Moroccan national team took a hard hit ahead of the start of the World Cup in Qatar as defender Adam Massina, a player from Italian club Udinese, was confirmed to have torn his ACL in his right knee and underwent surgery to keep him from leaving. for a long time.

The Italian club released a statement on their official website saying: “Club Udinese confirms that Adam Massina has torn his right cruciate ligament.”

He added: “Professor Mariani from the Villa Stewart Clinic in Rome performed a successful operation on the defender.

“On behalf of the entire Udinese family, we wish Adam a full and speedy recovery,” he concluded.

Massina was injured in the match against Fiorentina in the fourth stage of the Italian league, which took place on 31 August last year.

Massina’s absence from the World Cup in Qatar is considered the second painful blow to the Moroccan national team after Belgian Gent striker Tarik Tisudali was confirmed absent due to an injury he suffered in August last year after his side’s match against Saint-Trondin in the local league.