Sunderland defender Marcos Angeleri has returned home to consult a specialist in Argentina over the knee injury which has wrecked his first season in English football. The 28-year-old has been plagued with the problem for most of the season.
Boss Steve Bruce said: "Marcos Angeleri has not been fit since the Benfica game in pre-season, which is a shame.
"He went back to Argentina to see the specialist about his knee. His surgeon is involved with the Argentinian national team, so we decided it would be better for him to go and speak to him in his native language.
"He has got a problem with his knee and as I said, I don't think he has been right since the start of the season against Benfica.
"That was the start of the situation we find ourselves in. He has never really got up to scratch with it and got up to pace with it and in my opinion, he is injured."
