Jose Cifuentes has sparked Rangers injury fears after being left out of Ecuador's goalless draw with Colombia and was spotted sporting a knee bandage.
The midfielder had played in Ecaudor's 2-1 win over Bolivia on October 13 but was not in the matchday squad for the Colombia match in the early hours of Wednesday morning UK time.
🇪🇨 José Cifuentes, uno de los jugadores que se quedaron fuera del partido de hoy ante Colombia, tiene una vendaje en una de sus rodillas. 📸 @briannjavierc01 pic.twitter.com/VucGNWDrFF
— StudioFútbol ⚽ (@StudioFutbol) October 17, 2023
Instead, Cifuentes was pictured with some protective bandage around his left knee as he supported his team-mates from the sideline.
It's unclear if the Ibrox midfielder has suffered a serious knock or if he was left out as a precaution.
Ecuadorian outlet Studio Futbol reported the injury concern with an image of bandaged Cifuentes in discussion with a member of the national team staff.
A social media post stated: "José Cifuentes, one of the players who was left out of today's game against Colombia, has a bandage on one of his knees."
When Cifuentes returns to Glasgow from international duty he will meet new Rangers boss Philippe Clement who has offered every player a fresh start at Ibrox.
And the Ecuador international will be hopeful of cementing a regular starting spot under the Belgian boss this season.
Since his move to Ibrox in the summer, Cifuentes has played 12 times for Rangers. He started the last three league matches under Michael Beale after being left on the bench for the three matches prior.
