Santos striker, 33, withdrew to training due to swelling in the thigh before moving his team to Brazilian Serie a Brazilian on Sunday, according to Ge Globo. Santos would have informed the Brazilian football (CBF) confederation of the complaint, but has not yet publicly confirmed the problem. Neymar was already unavailable for the match against Bahia due to a suspension for the accumulation of yellow cards.
Neymar suffers from thigh pain
Santos star is very uncertain for Brazil
An prolonged absence of Neymar would aggravate the few difficult weeks he spent. He was in tears after Santos' 6-0 defeat against Vasco Da Gama, a rival of the fight against relegation last weekend, and the Cleber Xavier coach was dismissed following this result.
Neymar has not yet played with Brazil since the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti, former coach of Real Madrid, Milan and Chelsea, in May. The Italian invoked recurrent injuries to justify his decision not to select it during his first selection.
It remains to be seen if Ancelotti will include Neymar in the group for the double confrontation of Brazil against Chile and Bolivia in September. The Seleçao assured its qualification for the 2026 World Cup next summer thanks to a 1-0 victory against Paraguay in June.
