World Cup: Neymar posts photo of his ankle still swollen

The race against time continues for Neymar, who had already lost Brazil against Switzerland on Monday and was more likely to reach the round of 16. Victim of a severe ankle sprain Thursday night against Serbia in Brazil’s first leg (2-0 win), the PSG playmaker came out with ten minutes left in severe pain. This Saturday, he posted photos on his Instagram account showing the condition of his D+2 ankle, and it’s understandable that it’s not very reassuring. The latter, greatly swollen, tripled in volume.

Thus, the PSG striker will miss the meeting with Switzerland next Monday. If successful and if Selesao have already qualified, coach Tite should not take any more risks and allow Neymar to fully recover by making him miss the match against Cameroon on Friday 2.

From the voice of selection physician Rodrigo Lasmar in a video posted online on Friday, we learned that Neymar suffers from a “lateral ligament injury” at the ankle level, accompanied by a “slight swelling of the bone” that causes swelling. “We have confidence that Neymar will play again in this World Cup,” coach Tite said on Thursday evening.