Santos doctor details Neymar's recovery from minor injury 🤕 | OneFootball

Santos’ Head of Medical Services, Rodrigo Zogaib, said Neymar has a “small injury” in his right calf.

In an interview with ge, however, he said the No. 10 should report to the Brazilian national team without limitations for the start of training ahead of the World Cup.

Rodrigo Zogaib, Santos doctor

Neymar suffered the physical issue during the defeat to Coritiba last Sunday (17), in a Brasileirão match.

ge also found that the edema measures two millimeters and requires the player to undergo treatment for five to ten days.

Santos also believes Neymar would be able to play in the match against Deportivo Cuenca in the Copa Sudamericana.

According to journalist Diogo Dantas, from O Globo, the injury would require a “reasonable amount of time” and has raised concern among Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching staff.

Brazil’s national team is set to begin preparations for the World Cup on the 27th of this month, at Granja Comary.

On the 31st, Brazil will face Panama in a friendly at the Maracanã, one day before the delegation’s farewell from the country.

On June 6, already in the United States, Carlo Ancelotti’s team will face Egypt in its final match before its World Cup debut.

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