Rio de Janeiro, May 21: Neymar has suffered a new injury scare less than a month before Brazil’s opening match of the FIFA World Cup against Morocco
The 34-year-old Santos star missed his team’s home Copa Sudamericana match against San Lorenzo on Wednesday due to a calf injury, though the Brazilian club sought to allay fears it was serious.
Santos team doctor Rodrigo Zogaib said the forward would be ready for Brazil’s first pre-World Cup training session on May 27.
“Neymar will report to the national team fit or very close to being fit,” news outlet O Globo quoted Zogaib as saying. “There is even a chance he could play against Deportivo Cuenca next Tuesday.”
Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 international matches, Neymar last played for Brazil in October 2023. (IANS)
