Brazil forward Neymar will miss his side’s two remaining World Cup group stage matches but may return for the knockout stage.
Neymar to miss Brazil’s remaining World Cup group games as Tite sweats over ‘ankle’ injuryThe Paris Saint-Germain forward played on for ten minutes before being substitued.Teammate Danilo was also substituted with an ankle injury and went for an MRI scan with Neymar on Friday to diagnose their respective problems.
Scans showed Neymar had suffered a lateral ligament injury to his right ankle along with small bone swelling.“The players Neymar and Danilo started the treatment yesterday immediately after our game. Today in the morning they were reassessed,” Dr Lasmar said. “The scans showed a lateral ligament injury to Neymar’s right ankle along with a small bone swelling. And a medial ligament injury to Danilo’s left ankle.
A brace from Richarlison helped Brazil win their World Cup opener and after Monday’s clash with Switzerland, they conclude their group phase campaign with a match against Cameron on December 2.
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