Luis Suarez will be out for four to six weeks after undergoing surgery on a knee injury, Barcelona announced on Friday.
Suarez will miss the Copa del Rey final against Valencia on May 25 and also faces a fight to be fit for the Copa America in Brazil next month.
Uruguay's first game is against Ecuador on June 16, just over five weeks after Suarez had the operation on Thursday.
"Suarez was subjected last night to an arthroscopy on the right knee due to an internal meniscal injury," read a club statement released on Friday.
"His approximate time out will be between four and six weeks."
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