Tension in Brazil camp as Neymar hobbles out of training
- by Juana Turner
- in Sports
- — Jun 20, 2018
The Brazilian football confederation says the injury is not serious, adding Neymar left as a precaution and would be back in training tomorrow.
The forward trained with his team-mates in Sochi on Tuesday but hobbled away from the session after only 15 minutes.
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He had been playing keep-away with a few other players when he started showing signs of discomfort in his ankle.
Worryingly, it was his right foot that caused him problems. "Since today was only a recovery session for the starters, and he complained about pain, he ended going to rehabilitation".
On Instagram on Monday, Neymar posted a picture of his foot while receiving treatment alongside the message "work hard".
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Brazil, the 2002 World Cup winners, are due to travel on Wednesday to Saint Petersburg, where they will play Friday's game in the FIFA World Cup.
And former Barcelona star Rivaldo, who tasted World Cup glory in 2002 and scored 35 goals in 75 appearances for Brazil, believes anything less than victory is unacceptable.
Brazil star Neymar is nursing a sore ankle and limped out of training in Russian Federation.
Heavily marked and far from his best, Neymar was fouled 10 times in the match against Switzerland in Rostov-on-Don.
Just a couple of days after Brazil's tournament opener, Neymar appears to be hurt.
"We have a lot of great players in the national team and each one of them has his own responsibility", Coutinho said. "We had a meeting about that but we take to the field aiming to win".
