Not only the injury: the reason why Neymar did not go to the game in Brazil

Vinicius Junior revealed that it was not because of the ankle that the Brazilian star was not at stadium 974 to see the victory against the Europeans for the second date of Group G of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Vinícius Júnior confirmed that Neymar was absent from Brazil-Switzerland and did not attend the stadium because, in addition to the ankle injury, he he was ill with a fever.

Neymar watched Brazil’s victory from the hotel, where he is recovering from the right ankle ligament injury suffered against Serbia. The Brazilian did not accompany his teammates to stadium 974, despite the fact that Danilo, who also has an ankle problem, did.

“He was sad because he couldn’t come, he was feeling bad. Not only because of his foot, but he had a bit of a fever. I hope he recovers soon, as soon as possible”, said Vinícius in statements collected by the Brazilian media Globo Esporte.

Without defined recovery periods, Neymar is expected to be back for the round of 16 of the tournament, to which Brazil has already qualified thanks to their victory against Switzerland. The Brazilians, even losing, could go to the next phase as group leaders.

Brazil fans took photos with a fake Neymar against Switzerland

Neymar was notably absent from Brazil’s victory over Switzerland, for the second date of Group G of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Brazilian star suffered an ankle injury in the first match of the World Cup and was ruled out of the others two group stage matches, aiming for recovery to return in the round of 16. Nevertheless, many fans will believe that they have fulfilled the dream of taking a picture with Ney. It is that his double saw the yellow-green victory from the stands and many asked him for selfies, believing that he was the real one.

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