Barcelona striker Luis Suárez to undergo knee surgery

Ap State News

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says Uruguay striker Luis Suárez will have surgery on Sunday for a right knee injury.

The Spanish club made the announcement on Saturday – two days after Suárez played the complete 90 minutes in a 3-2 loss to Atlético Madrid in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup being held in Saudi Arabia.

Barcelona did not say how long it expects to be without its second-leading scorer after Lionel Messi, with Suarez scoring 14 goals for Barcelona this season.

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