The race against time is on for Neymar, already forfeited for Brazil’s match against Switzerland on Monday, and rather hoped for the round of 16. Victim of a bad ankle sprain Thursday night against Serbia for Brazil’s first match (2-0 victory), the PSG playmaker came out ten minutes from the end in great pain. This Saturday, he posted photos on his Instagram account showing the condition of his ankle on D+2, and it is clear that this is not very reassuring. The latter, extremely swollen, has tripled in volume.
The PSG striker will thus miss the meeting against Switzerland next Monday. If successful and if the Seleçao is then already qualified, coach Tite should not take more risks and let Neymar recover completely by making him skip the match against Cameroon on Friday 2.
Through the voice of selection doctor Rodrigo Lasmar, in a video posted online on Friday, we learned that Neymar suffers from a “lateral ligament injury” at the ankle, accompanied by a “small bone edema” which causes the swelling. “We have confidence, Neymar will play again in this World Cup”, launched coach Tite on Thursday evening.