Rodrigo Lasmar, doctor of the Brazilian Federation (CBF), announced that Neymar suffered from a “lateral ligament lesion” at the ankle level, while defender Danilo also suffers from a sprain.
MO12345LEMONDE With AFP
The verdict fell. Neymar, victim of a sprain Thursday against Serbia (2-0), is hit in the right ankle ligament and will be absent on Monday against Switzerland in the second Brazil match at the 2022 World Cup, announced, Friday, November 25, the Doctor of Seleçao.
Rodrigo Lasmar, doctor of the Brazilian Federation (CBF), announced that Neymar suffered from a “lateral ligament lesion” at the ankle, while defender Danilo also suffers from a sprain. “We will not have these two players for our next match, but they continue their treatment with the aim of recovering them in time for the continuation of the competition,” he said in a video broadcast by the CBF. The Brazilian media Globo Esporte reported, for its part, that the two players may not replay in the first round and could be restored in a possible eighth finals.
“We have confidence”
Thursday, at the Lusail stadium, Neymar came out of the field by boxing after contact with Nikola Milenkovic. The images of his swollen right malleolus immediately raised fears of the worst in the country of Futebol, despite the convincing inaugural victory of the Seleçao.
Doctor Lasmar had confirmed, Thursday evening, that Neymar and Danilo each suffered from a sprain, but said he wanted to wait for new exams to decide on the gravity of these injuries.
Shortly after the press conference that followed the victory against Serbia, “Ney” came out of the stadium by lodging slightly, without answering questions from journalists, bulky headphones on the head, accompanied by a member of the supervision.
“We have confidence, Neymar will replay in this World Cup,” launched, for his part, the coach Tite, in a firm tone. Neymar has already been hit in the right ankle in 2019, forcing him to give up playing the COPA America.
Far from his repetitive concerns and seeds in a recent past, Neymar, who competes for his third World Cup at the age of 30, attacked this competition in a sparkling form after a thunderous start to the season under the PSG jersey
The next Brazil match is scheduled for Switzerland on Monday (5 p.m.), before a final meeting of the first round against Cameroon next Friday.