Nottingham Forest defender Gonzalo Montiel managed a rare start for Argentina last night but it didn't go according to plan. The defender who has found game time tricky of late, played just 30 minutes before injury struck.

The right-back was handed the chance to start the game by boss Lionel Scaloni. It was his first outing for Argentina since March and played a very small part in his country beating Peru 2-0.

Injury strikes for Montiel on international duty This isn't good news, although Forest are somewhat well-stocked in the right-back department. The 26-year-old played well in the second half against Crystal Palace, however, and almost scored in the 0-0 draw.

He'd have hoped to get some more minutes under his belt last night and then return to Forest ready to play against Luton. Now, he will need an assessment to see if an outing this weekend is possible after last night.

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On the performance of Forest defender Montiel, TyC Sports claimed: "He played the first half hour until he was injured. Correct to score and insistent to attack."

Forest will hope Montiel injury isn't serious The Reds are about to embark on a run of tough games. Montiel was signed by Forest in the summer from Sevilla and Steve Cooper will hope that he can recover from this and it proves nothing more than a niggle.

Montiel scored the winning penalty in the World Cup Final and the Europa League Final. He's a man for the big occasion and Forest will now face an anxious wait to find out how long he's set to miss.