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Qatar 2022Hit in the ankle, will Neymar be able to play against Switzerland?
The Brazilian No 10 is suffering from a sprained right ankle. We will know the duration of his unavailability after additional examinations.
Neymar’s right ankle is very swollen as he leaves the pitch.
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The Brazilian playmaker Neymar, replaced in the last minutes of the match won by his team against Serbia 2-0 in the World Cup, was hit in the right ankle and left the stadium limping.
He suffers from a sprained right ankle, announced the doctor of the federation, Rodrigo Lasmar. “We have to wait between 24 and 48 hours to have another assessment” of the seriousness of this injury and a possible unavailability of the player, released at the end of the match.
Brazil coach Tite, however, said he was “confident that Neymar will continue to play during the World Cup”.
Back on the bench, he took off his right foot and removed his sock and shin guard. In pictures taken by AFP photographers, we see a pigeon’s egg which has formed on the Brazilian’s right malleolus. The Paris SG striker was then filmed limping on his return to the locker room.
Neymar has already been hit in this right ankle in 2019, forcing him to give up playing the Copa America.
In the Lusail stadium where the final will be played on December 18, Neymar was very active and did not spare his defensive runs, until his replacement in the 80th.
Far from his worries and repeated health problems in the recent past, Neymar, who is playing his third World Cup at the age of 30, attacked this competition in sparkling form after a thunderous start to the season in the PSG jersey. .
Brazil’s next match is scheduled next Monday against Switzerland.
(AFP)
