The 23-year-old, who has started each of Uruguay's six La Liga games this season, lined up next to Sebastian Caceres in the middle of the defence against Iran, which Uruguay lost 1-0. But after experiencing pain in his right abductor muscle in the fifth minute, he was promptly replaced by Agustin Rogel.
Araujo's injury adds to Barcelona's worries after Jules Kounde and Memphis Depay, playing for France and the Netherlands, respectively, respectively, both suffered injuries. In the 23rd minute of France's 2-0 victory against Austria in the UEFA Nations League, Kounde had to be substituted, and Depay had to leave his nation's 2-0 triumph over Poland. Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembele both suffered injuries while playing for their countries, which will increase Barcelona's injury concerns before a difficult month of October that includes nine games.