Ex-man Utd star, 35, ‘Set for Club World Cup Call because of the burglary of teammate’
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Marcos Rojo will become an unlikely starter at the club World Cup – after his teammate was rejected for an American visa.
The first Manchester United Defender is currently playing for Boca Juniors in Argentina.
Rojo35, joined the club in 2021 after leaving Old Trafford.
It was expected that he would be outside most of the coming tournament, with Ayrton Costa preferred at Center-Back.
But Costa has been refused access to the United States, just a few days before the competition starts.
Boca flew to their Miami training camp on Sunday without the 25-year-old.
According to the American embassy, Costa was refused a visa, according to ESPN.
He was involved in an attempted theft in Bernal, Argentina in 2018.
The case included the transport of stolen goods in a vehicle, per Mundo Deportivo.
In 2023, Costa was given a probationary period to prevent a trial about the incident.
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Costa was also involved in another case coupled with the alleged concealment of a femicide.
The defender was mentioned in judicial documents but never charged.
Confirmed with Costa, Rojo is now the only option of Miguel Angel Russo on the left side of the defense of Boca.
Boca will participate in group C in the renewed tournament of 32 teams.
They are accompanied by Bayern MunichAuckland City and Benfica.
Rojo started his career at Estudiantes, where he won the Copa Libertadores in 2009.
He enjoyed spells with Spartak Moscow and Sporting Lisbon Before you arrive at Man UTD in 2014.
Rojo spent seven seasons in the northwest, play 122 times and scored twice.
He returned to Argentina in 2021, after he won the FA Cup, Europa League and Carabao Cup.
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