Overview
- Argentina’s national team, which confirmed the diagnosis Friday, said the 23-year-old striker ruptured the ACL in his right knee during Thursday’s training session.
- Strasbourg said it is awaiting his return to France for full assessment, with a Coupe de France semifinal against Nice and a UEFA Europa Conference League quarterfinal against Mainz on April 9 and 16 now looming without him.
- Panichelli is expected to be out for about six months, ending his club season and removing him from Argentina’s World Cup plans.
- The summer signing from Alavés leads Ligue 1 with 16 goals and has 20 in 39 games across all competitions in a breakout first season for the Alsace club.
- Coach Gary O’Neil may lean on Emmanuel Emegha, Martial Godo or Julio Enciso up front, while Panichelli faces a second major knee rehab after tearing the left ACL in 2023 and posting a message Friday vowing to fight back.