Brazil left sweating amid Neymar damage scare

DOHA, Qatar — Brazil are sweating over the health of Neymar for the rest of the World Cup group stage after he suffered an ankle damage in Brazil’s opening win towards Serbia.

On Friday the Brazilian FA (CBF) confirmed that each Neymar and Danilo, the right-back who additionally injured his ankle in the identical sport, would miss Brazil’s subsequent match towards Switzerland on Monday. However sources have advised ESPN that the pair might additionally miss their final group sport towards Cameroon.

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Neymar’s damage got here after the Paris Saint-Germain ahead was repeatedly fouled throughout Brazil’s 2-0 victory towards Serbia on Wednesday evening earlier than being changed in tears within the eightieth minute.

“Gamers Neymar and Danilo began remedy yesterday instantly after the sport,” Brazil physician Rodrigo Lasmar mentioned in a video revealed on Friday. “This morning they have been reevaluated.

“The checks confirmed a lateral ligament damage, on Neymar’s proper ankle, together with a small bone edema, and a medial ligament damage, on Danilo’s left ankle. The gamers are nonetheless present process remedy.

“We are able to already say that we are going to not have the 2 gamers for the subsequent sport, however they continue to be in remedy with our objective of attempting to get them again in time for this competitors.”

Neymar has scored 75 targets in 122 video games for Brazil and is 2 targets away from breaking Pele’s all-time scoring file for the nationwide crew.

Richarlison scored two targets to guide Brazil to victory towards Serbia at Lusail Stadium as they goal for a record-extending sixth World Cup title.