Neymar injured: Coach Tite ‘confident’ until end of World Cup

No panic from the Brazilian side. Neymar’s ankle sprain against Serbia on Thursday night has the football planet on edge, but there’s no panic in the selection.

A very smiling Tite appeared at the post-match press conference, pleased with the success (2:0) of signed Richarlison. No questions about Neymar’s grimacing departure were allowed, but a medical station was put in the preamble. “We start treatment immediately and continue with a physiotherapist. We need a 24 hour wait. You can’t make premature comments. We need to wait, wait,” said Dr. Rodrigo Lesmar.

Tite then played the optimism card. “Despite the pain, he was on the field for 11 minutes. Remarkable (…) We are confident that Neymar will continue to compete at the World Cup.” But the doctor quickly took him back: “He couldn’t continue after those 11 minutes. »

He was limping when he returned to the locker room.

Thus, we played in the 67th minute, when Ney was mowed down by defender Milenković in the middle of the race. His right ankle buckled under the weight of the tackle. Despite the shock, he decided to stay on the lawn to visit Richarlison’s fabulous double. He will relinquish his seat in the 78th minute, asking the staff to substitute for him to freeze his leg.

Tests should be done in the next few hours to measure the severity of this ankle injury. Not the first PSG tightrope walker we’ve seen hobble after the final whistle in the locker room. His partners did not want to decide in the mixed zone. Not devastated, Sandro muffled the topic from the side, making it clear that he hoped to see him again at the next training session.