The Brazilian’s ankle injury is not as serious as initially thought
The image of Neymar on the bench with his head tucked into his shirt as if crying while the Brazil team doctor iced his right ankle after being substituted late in the opening game against Serbia left people froze. The worst was feared and it was even initially speculated that the PSG striker could miss the rest of the World Cup.
However, as the hours went on, the initial black clouds cleared and it seems that everything has been left with a fright. The Canarinha striker could be 100% fit for the final phase of the World Cup – eighth round – after some medical tests and will miss the rest of the group stage. Neymar is unlikely to play in the second leg of this round against Switzerland next Monday and very likely not against Cameroon on December 2, a game the five-time champions hope to arrive with their homework done.
And it is that, if it goes through first in the group, Brazil will not play until December 5, a priori enough time for the PSG footballer to recover to face the fight for the sixth world title with the maximum guarantees to go. Despite the undeniable quality of the former Barça player, his coach, Tite, will have no major problems filling his gap. They have plenty of artillery and have called up no fewer than nine top-level strikers for Qatar: Neymar, Vinicius, Richarlison, Raphinha, Gabriel Jesus, Rodrygo, Antony, Martinelli and Pedro.
Source: La Verdad
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