Lazio halt Nuno Tavares, out of the upcoming Nations League

Portuguese full‑back Nuno Tavares, who plays for Lazio, has been declared unfit and will miss the upcoming Nations League matches, after leaving the field limping at the end of the first half against Napoli in the Maradona fixture, and he will not be able to take part in the Portuguese national team commitments against Denmark and Wales.

As confirmed by the Portuguese Football Federation, Nuno Tavares, along with Tomás Araujo and Rafael Leão, was assessed by the medical staff and deemed unfit for the fixtures on November 14 and 17.

STOP NUNO TAVARES: NO NATIONAL CALL‑UP was reiterated by the authorities, confirming his inability to participate.

Coach Jorge Jesus therefore called up Flavio Nazinho from Monaco and Gonçalo Inácio from Sporting as replacements.

The issue has been identified in the thigh flexor, so Tavares will return to Formello for the examinations needed to determine the severity of the injury.

Gennaro Gattuso and Lazio hope to have the full‑back available again for the league return match against Lecce at the Olimpico on November 21, the twelfth round of Serie A.