Neymar You will have to wait to meet the selection of Brazil: With physical problems, the star was distributed this Friday for the parties of the South American qualification for the 2026 World against Colombia and Argentina.
Without dressing from ‘Amarelo’ for almost a year and a half, the ’10’ did not recover from a problem in the left thigh that has affected him in his club, Santos de Sao Paulo, since the beginning of the month.
“The return seemed so close, but unfortunately I will not be able to wear the heaviest shirt in the world at this time,” the attacker wrote in a story on Instagram.
Real Madrid striker, will take his place in the ‘Canarinha’, which also announced the casualty of the captain, the right side Danilo (Flamengo), and the Ederson goalkeeper (Manchester City, ENG).
The last two will be replaced, respectively, by Alex Sandro (Fla) and Lucas Perri (Lyon, FR), said Dorival Júnior coach in a video released by the Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF).
The three “are in the process of recovery in their clubs. However, they will not be able to be at the service of the Brazilian national team on this next FIFA date. Therefore, we have distressed them,” explained the DT.
Injury and controversy for Neymar
Since the beginning of March, the historical gunner of the pentacampeones of the world (79 goals, two more than Pelé) suffers discomforts in the left leg, in whose knee he suffered a serious injury in October 2023 that left him a year outside the fields.
Neither the Club nor the CBF specified the nature of the 33 -year -old star ailment, whose career has been weighed by various trauma.
On Sunday he was absent to play the semifinal of the Sao Paulo state tournament (Paulista Championship) against Corinthians, in which the ‘Peixe’ lost 2-1.
His decline in that determining game caused controversy in Brazil because days before, when he had already presented discomfort, he participated in the famous Carnival of Rio de Janeiro.
The attacker, according to the local press, was in treatment and physiotherapy during this week, without training with his companions of Santos.
Need to add
Although there were doubts about his situation, Dorival Júnior included his name in the list of the 23 summoned last week for clashes against Colombia next Thursday in Brasilia and against Argentina on Tuesday, March 25 in Buenos Aires.
“No one needs to talk about what Neymar represents. The moment he is going through is a recovery process, we understand it, we are aware of it,” said the coach when announcing the call.
The appointment had been the first ‘Ney’ with the ‘Canarinha’ since it was seriously injured in October 2023, in the 2-0 defeat against Uruguay in Montevideo.
Brazil has felt the absence of its ’10’ and has had trouble making attackers who have a good present in their European clubs, such as Vinícius Jr, Rodrygo and Raphinha.
March in the fifth of ten positions, with 18 points in 12 games, an unworthy box for its history but that guarantees the ticket to the maximum football event in the absence of six games for the end of the qualifier.
After drawing 1-1 in its last two games, against Venezuela and Uruguay in November, the ‘Seleção’ will seek to meet the victory against two rivals of high demand: Colombia (4th) and Argentina (1st).
