Neymar will miss Brazil’s second World Cup match however will stay with the staff whereas he’s being handled for an ankle damage, the staff physician mentioned on Friday.
Rodrigo Lassmar mentioned checks on his proper ankle confirmed Neymar suffered a ligament damage and he wouldn’t be match to play towards Switzerland on Monday.
“While it is important to remain calm, an assessment will be conducted daily so that we can gain more information and make the most appropriate decision,” Lassmer mentioned.
Lasseter didn’t give a timetable for Neymar’s restoration. He mentioned that defender Danilo is in the identical scenario as Neymar attributable to a left ankle damage and also will miss the match towards Switzerland. Neymar was receiving remedy on the staff resort on Friday after struggling an damage in Brazil’s 2-0 win towards Serbia of their opening match.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker sprained his ankle within the second half of a tricky match towards Serbia on Thursday. He was in tears as he sat on the bench with ice round his ankle and limped off the sphere on his option to the locker room.
“Difficult game, but important to win,” Neymar mentioned on his social media account shortly after leaving Lusail Stadium with out chatting with the media. “Congratulations staff, first step taken. Six extra to go.
In an Instagram story following the match, Neymar posted a textual content that talked about the necessity to “keep the faith”.
“It’s about believing that everything will be okay despite the chaos. It’s certain that the best is yet to come. It’s the understanding that everything has its time,” mentioned the textual content.
Brazil coach Tite had already expressed hope about Neymar’s situation.
After the match he mentioned, “You can be sure Neymar will still play in this World Cup.” “I’m sure of that.”
Neymar was substituted within the 79th minute after practically 10 minutes injuring his ankle whereas being tackled by Serbia defender Nikola Milenkovic. Neymar had been tackled a number of occasions earlier within the match, and was seen grinning and limping on a couple of different events. He was fouled 9 occasions, essentially the most of all World Cup gamers after the primary spherical of group stage matches.
“We will be upbeat, that is the specialty of this team,” mentioned Brazil goalkeeper Alisson. “These adverse conditions will only make the group stronger.”
The five-time world champions finish their group-stage marketing campaign towards Cameroon on 2 December. Brazil leads Group G together with Switzerland, which opened with a win towards Cameroon. If Neymar is unable to play, he might be changed by Rodrigo, who got here on as a second-half substitute towards Serbia on Thursday.
Neymar, 30, additionally suffered an damage on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, when his event ended with a again damage within the quarter-finals towards Colombia. He needed to be carried off the sphere on a stretcher, and Brazil misplaced 7–1 to Germany within the semi-finals.
Neymar’s proper foot has troubled him previously in a sequence of accidents because the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Another proper ankle sprain induced him to overlook the 2019 Copa América, which was gained by Brazil.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
