{"id":138389,"date":"2022-11-25T00:36:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T00:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/brazils-neymar-in-tears-on-bench-after-right-ankle-injury\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T00:36:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T00:36:58","slug":"brazils-neymar-in-tears-on-bench-after-right-ankle-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/brazils-neymar-in-tears-on-bench-after-right-ankle-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil’s Neymar in tears on bench after right ankle injury"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LUSAIL, Qatar — Neymar was pictured in tears on the Brazil bench after leaving his team’s 2-0 win over Serbia to begin their World Cup campaign in Qatar on Thursday, after picking up an injury to his right ankle.<\/p>\n

Brazil, who are seeking a sixth World Cup trophy, will now have to wait between 24 and 48 hours to find out whether Neymar will play again at this year’s tournament, said team doctors.<\/p>\n

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Neymar was at the heart of an electric attack for Brazil as Tottenham striker Richarlison scored twice — including a stunning second — but the Selecao <\/i>will now face a nervous few days as they await more news on the fitness of their star player.<\/p>\n

The Brazil forward was subjected to nine fouls throughout the game by a physical Serbian side and was replaced by Antony in the 80th minute after spending some time on the ground at the Lusail Iconic Stadium following a hard tackle by Nikola Milenkovic.<\/p>\n

Neymar was treated with ice packs by team trainers on the bench and was seen limping toward the Brazil locker room after the win.<\/p>\n

In a statement to the media at the end of the game, Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said it is still too early to judge how serious Neymar’s injury is.<\/p>\n

“Neymar has an injury on his right ankle, a direct trauma,” Lasmar said. “Due to the impact from the knee of the Serbian player, we started immediate treatment on the bench.<\/p>\n

“He continues with the physio, but now need to wait 24-48 hours for a better assessment. There is no MRI scan scheduled, but tomorrow we will make a new assessment. We need to wait and cannot make any premature comments.<\/p>\n

“He felt this pain throughout the game, but chose to stay on the pitch to help his team for 11 minutes after his injury. It’s remarkable that he did this.”<\/p>\n