(Reuters) – Belgium defensive midfielder Amadou Onana will miss this month’s Nations League matches due to a hamstring injury, the national team said on Monday.
VfL Wolfsburg midfielder Aster Vranckx has been called up to replace Onana for the games against Italy and France on Oct. 10 and 14, the team posted on X.
Onana, 23, missed Aston Villa’s goalless draw with Manchester United on Sunday after picking up the injury during their 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Belgium, who beat Israel and lost to France in their first two group matches, will also be without captain Kevin De Bruyne, who was injured playing for Manchester City last month.
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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