'We are confident that Neymar will continue playing in the World Cup.'
Brazil boss Tite ‘confident’ that Neymar ‘will continue playing in the World Cup’ after ankle injuryDate published: Friday 25th November 2022 9:01 -Brazil coach Tite is hopeful Neymar will be fit to continue in the World Cup after he picked up an ankle injury in their opening 2-0 victory over Serbia., the second a sublime leaping volley, but that was overshadowed by Neymar limping off late on and appearing emotional on the bench.
Brazil doctor Rodrigo Lasmar added: “We need to wait 24-48 hours in order to have a better assessment. We have not scheduled any MRI and tomorrow we’ll have a new assessment.”Neymar spent 11 minutes on the pitch after suffering the injury before being substituted. Brazil were tepid in the first half, creating only a couple of clear-cut chances, but improved significantly after the break, with Richarlison justifying his selection ahead of a host of other talented forwards.
“I had six, seven names to call and, whoever I called, we would have had a great team. Richarlison is fantastic. We see how he controls a ball, it goes up and he adjusts all his plans.”
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