DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Neymar will miss Brazil’s second World Cup match however will stay with the squad present process remedy for his ankle damage, the staff physician mentioned Friday.Rodrigo Lasmar mentioned assessments performed on his proper ankle confirmed that Neymar has a ligament damage and won’t be match to play towards Switzerland on Monday.“It’s necessary to stay calm, an analysis shall be performed every day so we are able to have extra info and take essentially the most acceptable selections,” Lasmar mentioned, including that “the purpose is to have him get well” in time to nonetheless play within the match.Lasmar didn’t give a timetable for Neymar’s restoration. He mentioned the scenario of defender Danilo, who has a left ankle damage, was much like Neymar’s and he would additionally miss the sport towards Switzerland.Neymar was receiving remedy on the staff’s resort Friday after getting injured within the 2-0 win towards Serbia in Brazil’s opener.The Paris Saint-Germain striker sprained his ankle within the second half of a bruising match towards Serbia on Thursday. He was in tears whereas sitting on the bench with ice round his ankle and limped off the sphere on his strategy to the locker room.“Tough sport, nevertheless it was necessary to win,” Neymar mentioned on his social media accounts not lengthy after he left Lusail Stadium with out speaking to the media. “Congratulations staff, first step taken. Six extra to go.”In an Instagram story after the match, Neymar posted a textual content that talked about the necessity to “have religion.”“It’s about believing that every thing shall be OK regardless of the chaos. It’s the knowledge that the perfect is but to come back. It’s understanding that every thing has its personal timing,” the textual content mentioned.Brazil coach Tite had already expressed optimism about Neymar’s situation.“You possibly can ensure that Neymar will nonetheless play on this World Cup,” he mentioned after the match. “I’m sure about that.”Neymar was substituted within the 79th minute, about 10 minutes after hurting his ankle whereas being tackled by Serbia defender Nikola Milenković.Neymar had already been tackled many instances earlier than in the course of the match, and was seen grimacing and limping just a few different events. He was fouled 9 instances, essentially the most of all World Cup gamers after the primary spherical of matches within the group stage.“We’ll stay upbeat, it’s the attribute of this staff,” Brazil goalkeeper Alisson mentioned. “These adversarial circumstances will solely make the group stronger.”The five-time world champions finish their group-stage marketing campaign towards Cameroon on Dec. 2. Brazil leads Group G together with Switzerland, which opened with a win towards Cameroon.If Neymar can’t play, his alternative would possible be Rodrygo, who got here in as a second-half substitute towards Serbia on Thursday.The 30-year-old Neymar was additionally harm on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, when his match ended with a again damage within the quarterfinals towards Colombia. He needed to be taken off the sphere on a stretcher, and Brazil ended up dropping to Germany 7-1 within the semifinals.Neymar’s proper foot has brought on him issues previously, being among the many collection of accidents he suffered for the reason that 2018 World Cup in Russia. One other proper ankle sprain led him to overlook the 2019 Copa América that Brazil received.Neymar has but to win a serious title with the nationwide staff. He helped the “Seleção” win the 2013 Confederations Cup and its first Olympic gold medal on the 2016 Rio Video games.With 75 objectives for the nationwide staff, he’s two shy of Pelé’s scoring file.___Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni___
Injured Neymar to overlook Brazil’s second World Cup match
