Edema on Neymar’s calf worries the Brazilian team’s technical committee

Seleção Brasileira faces uncertainty about Neymar’s physical status after detecting edema in the calf of his right leg. The problem arose in the last few days and raised alarms within the Carlo Ancelotti technical committee, generating tension and internal debates hours before the release of the call-up list for Mundo’s Copa.

The medical department already plans a specific recovery program during the first days of activities at Granja Comary. Neymar is not expected to train normally on the field for up to ten days, which affects the initial schedule that provided for his participation as a starter in the friendly against Panamá, scheduled for May 31 at Maracanã.

Indefinição in the last moments before the call

Entre Sunday (17th) and early Monday morning (18th), the technical committee worked with the hypothesis of not including Neymar in the list of 26 called up. Sem complete diagnosis and with preliminary reports of calf edema, the scenario was very unclear.

Carlo Ancelotti even debated the possibility of leaving the attacker out of the squad. The inclusion of João Pedro, who would lose his place in the final race to Neymar, was discussed internally.

Mesmo with an exam sent by Santos that did not show any injuries to the hands, the matter was discussed until shortly before 12pm. Foi then Carlo Ancelotti made the decision to keep him among the squad and monitor his recovery in the coming weeks.

Cronograma of expected activities and absences

The technical committee is not working with the hypothesis of Neymar being cut from the 26 squad and understands that he will recover over the next few weeks. Pelo Santos, the tendency is for the number 10 to not be on the field in the matches against San Lorenzo (May 26), Grêmio and Deportivo Cuenca due to edema.

Neymar is doubtful in the friendly against Panamá, a match that marks Brasil’s farewell before heading to Estados Unidos. The player was included in the squad, but his training schedule will undergo significant changes.

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Players report for training at Granja Comary in Teresópolis in a week. The exceptions are Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães and Gabriel Martinelli, who compete in the Champions League final on Saturday (30) and join the group in Estados Unidos.

Programação training and final preparation

• Apresentação on Granja Comary: May 27
• Amistoso vs. Panamá: May 31, 5pm (Maracanã)
• Embarque to Copa: June 1
• Amistoso vs. Egito: June 6, 7pm (Cleveland)
• Primeira round Copa: Brasil x Marrocos, June 13 (Nova Jersey)

Seleção will spend a preparatory week at Estados Unidos before their tournament debut. Nova Jersey will be the base for Brasil during the competition, and the country faces Marrocos (June 13 at Nova Jersey), Haiti (June 19 at Filadélfia) and Escócia (June 24 at Miami) in the group stage.

Avaliação medical and next steps

Santos, CBF and Neymar’s staff avoid major fanfare and bet that the star’s clinical response will be positive in the coming days. The team’s medical department maintains daily monitoring of edema in the right calf.

The recovery program planned for the first days at Granja Comary aims to gradually prepare the player for training on the field. The coaching staff evaluates your physical progress at each work session.

The edema in the region raises concern, but the inclusion of Neymar in the squad list signals the technical committee’s confidence in his recovery within the scheduled schedule for the final stretch of preparation towards Copa.