The worst scenario for Brazil has been confirmed: Neymar and Danilo are injured and will miss the remainder of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar. After both had physical difficulties in Thursday’s match against Serbia, the medical department confirmed that the two players will not be able to face Switzerland on Monday, and Folha de S. Paulo guaranteed that they will not be present in the last round either, with Cameroon, returning only in the round of 16 in the event of qualification.
“The players Neymar and Danilo started treatment yesterday immediately after our game. This morning they were re-evaluated and, as we had already advanced in yesterday’s interview, through today’s physical evaluation. We thought it was important to do the imaging test, an MRI, to have more data on the evolution of the two players,” explained Rodrigo Lasmar, a doctor for the Brazilian team, who detailed the injuries to the two athletes.
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“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. The players are still being treated, it is very important to be very calm, calm. This evaluation will be carried out daily so that we have all the information and make the best decisions based on it. We can already say that we will not have both players for our next match, but they are still undergoing treatment with the aim of trying to recover in time for the competition”, he added.
This Thursday, in the victory of Brazil against Serbia with two goals from Richarlison, Neymar he complained of pain in his right ankle and was replaced by Antony, leaving the pitch in tears and limping back to the changing rooms. Danilo, for his part, ended up completing the 90 minutes, although he was visibly physically limited. The Brazilian team faces Switzerland next Monday, ending the group stage on Friday against Cameroon.
Source: Observadora
