Malen Out of Netherlands Squad With Injury

Roma's in-form striker pulls out of the Oranje squad, and the problem is unspecified.

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What happened. Donyell Malen has withdrawn from the Netherlands squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures due to an unspecified injury, announced on the official Oranje website. The news came as a surprise as he had not appeared injured after Roma's 2-2 draw with Inter.

• Guus Til and Mexx Meerdink called up to replace Malen and the injured Justin Kluivert.
• Malen has six goals in five Serie A games for Roma this season.
• Roma also lost Wesley to a muscular issue for Brazil duty.

The Netherlands begin their Nations League campaign against Germany on September 24 without Malen.

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