Neymar is injured. Brazil are at risk of losing the striker in the first leg of their World Cup qualifier against Bolivia due to a practice injury.
Neymar started training with his teammates on Wednesday. But he felt the first mild pain during the warm-up. Neymar resumed practice after initial treatment. But could not finish the whole session.
The team’s chief physician Rodrigo Lasmar has confirmed the news of the striker’s injury. The Brazilian Football Federation will announce the details of Neymar’s injury after the next 24 hours of rest and medical examination.
Brazil will start their World Cup qualifiers in Qatar with a match against Bolivia in Sao Paulo on Saturday morning Bangladesh time.