The captain of the Brazilian team, Neymar, returned to training with the ball this Saturday, two days before the round of 16 match of the 2022 World Cup, in Qatar, softening the losses of Alex Telles and Gabriel Jesus. After missing the last two games of the group stage due to right ankle “lateral ligament injury” in the first gameAgainst Serbia (2-0), the star of the group led by coach Tite once again shot at goal and did exercises with the ball.
The winger had been absent from work, but today he worked with the players not used on Friday, in the defeat against Cameroon (1-0), giving hope to the five-time world champion. This was the same day that the canary announced that Former FC Porto defender Alex Telles and striker Gabriel Jesus will miss the remainder of the competitiondue to knee injuries.
Despite the return, the Brazilian clinical team did not want to confirm Neymar’s presence in the match with South Korea, led by the Portuguese Paulo Bento, which counts for the round of 16. The greatest figure of the team, 30 years old and 122 caps ‘AA’, seeks his first major title at the helm of the Brazilian team, after the Rio 2016 Olympic title and a Confederations Cup.
For the clash with the Africans, the Brazilian coach, Tite, had not been able to count on Danilo, Alex Sandro and Neymar, all equally injured.
Despite the defeat against Cameroon, Brazil, who entered the third round of the group stage already qualified, secured first place in Group G and will face South Korea in the round of 16, who beat Portugal by 2 on Friday -1. The clash between the Canarinhos and the Asians is scheduled for Monday, at 7:00 p.m. (in Lisbon), in Doha.
Source: Observadora
