Egypt’s coach Hector Cuper has explained that he opted to keep Mohammed Salah out Egypt’s opening game against Uruguay to avoid risks.
The Pharaohs of Egypt lost 1-0 to Uruguay in their opening group game at the Ekeratinburg Arena on Friday but the Argentine coach expects his talisman to be back ahead of their next game against hosts Russia.
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“Mo Salah is an important player for us but you need to have a good team, and we have a good team,” Hector Cuper stated in his pre-match interview monitored on FIFA.com.
“Salah will have an important role for us in the future matches. We wanted to avoid risks in this match (with Salah), but I think he will be fine for the next game.”
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Jose Jimenez’s 90th minute header gave Uruguay a crucial win over Egypt.
Egypt are currently third in group A and will face hosts, Russia in their next game on Tuesday.