Neymar be present against South Korea

 

Brazil and South Korea: Neymar touches the ball in training, and his hopeful habit

After being injured against Serbia less than ten days ago, the Paris Saint-Germain player returned to indoor training and touched the ball again on Saturday.

Will Neymar be present against South Korea?

For now, the question remains open, but the latest news is good. A victim of a sprained right ankle against Serbia (2-0) just under ten days ago, the Brazilian was unable to take part in the last two meetings of his choice against Switzerland (1-0) and Cameroon (0-1).

But even if he was not playing, the Parisian was present on Friday in the stands of Lusail Stadium, with his hood turned upside down and a smile on his face, to encourage his teammates.

Regarding his return to the field, reassuring photos have been leaked on social media in recent days.

On Friday, the Brazilian Football Confederation published a short video clip on its Twitter account, showing its exercises with weight training equipment and a ball in the gymnasium of the Westin Doha Hotel, where Brazil has been training since the start of the competition.

In addition, at the end of the meeting against the Indomitable Lions, Neymar was seen running onto the grass at Lusail Stadium to join the locker room.

Small games and opposition

After Brazil's defeat against Cameroon, Dr. Rodrigo Lasmar announced the news of his number 10: "Regarding Neymar and Alex Sandro (injured in the thigh), we have 72 hours before the next match.

They have not resumed work with the ball yet. It will be from Saturday and it is important to note how they respond to that Depending on these next two days, they may or may not be in good shape.”

The Seleçao training session on Saturday confirmed the words of Rodrigo Lasmar, as Neymar was present in the garden of the Grand Hamad Stadium.

The PSG playmaker has been involved in small matches before playing opposition with the rest of his squad. He then followed up with shooting sessions in front of goal where he looked fairly comfortable with his right ankle.

Even if few have had to during this session, Neymar looks very close to returning to the group for Monday's round of 16 against South Korea. He can take his place on the bench at the start of this meeting. Selection will be made after the last session on Sunday.

And Brazilian media indicated that if Neymar did not recover 100%, Tite might relieve him against South Korea and qualify him in the quarter-finals, against Croatia or Japan on December 9, in the event of qualification, of course.