Laporte replaces injured Rami in France football squad

Paris March 27 (IANS) Aymeric Laporte on Monday replaced Adil Rami in France s national football squad. Rami had injured his right calf during training.

France will face Spain in a friendly at the Stade de France on Tuesday. According to the French Football Federation (FFF) Sevilla defender Rami got injured during the last training session a day earlier in Clairefontaine reports Efe.

Rami did not feature in last Saturday s 3-1 road victory over Luxembourg in the 2018 World Cup European qualifiers where France led Group A with four wins and one draw.

Laporte of Athletic Bilbao was summoned by the French team for last October s World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and the Netherlands.

It was the second time that Les Bleus changed their roster after the matchup against Luxembourg. Right back Djibril Sidibe who injured his chest in the game had been replaced by Sebastien Corchia of Lille.

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