The Brazilian national team coach awaits an exam to be carried out on Monday (8) to integrate the attacker into the rest of the group
The Brazilian national team coach, Carlo Ancelotti, informed this Friday (5) that Neymar will undergo a new MRI next Monday (8). THE The result of the exam will determine whether the attacker will be incorporated into training with the rest of the group in next week.
“Neymar is doing a great individual job. I think that, at the weekend, tomorrow, he will have an MRI. And after the MRI, if everything goes well, he can go with the group next week”, said Ancelotti at a press conference.
Shortly after the Italian’s speech, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) corrected the coach’s information and stated that Neymar’s resonance will be on Monday, and not this Saturday (6).
Neymar is recovering from a grade 2 right calf injury. Due to the physical problem, the player is missing for the friendly against Egypt, which takes place this Saturday, in Cleveland. The attacker will remain in physiotherapy treatment and .
The injury, initially treated as an edema by Santos, had its severity updated by the team’s doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, at the end of May.
O Brazil debuts in the World Cup against Moroccoon the day June 13in New Jersey. Neymar has not played for the national team since October 2023, when he suffered a knee injury.