The Brazilian team’s technical committee changed the initial planning for the weeks leading up to Copa from Mundo because of a physical problem with the team’s main striker. The player Neymar presented an edema in the calf of his right leg that changed the routine established for the beginning of training at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis. The diagnosis turned on a red light among the doctors and assistants of the Carlo Ancelotti trainer. The clinical situation indicates that the athlete will need specific care in the mountainous region of Rio and Janeiro. The immediate recovery prevents compliance with the schedule that had been drawn up by the Confederação Brasileira and Futebol football department for the end of this month.
Previous planning indicated that the attacker would be fully able to participate in all collective activities on the pitch from May 27th. The plan also included the player’s lineup among the starters in the match against Panamá, scheduled for Maracanã. Esse friendly serves as the squad’s farewell event before traveling to the world tournament headquarters. Diante of the new reality, the medical team designed a strategy focused on physiotherapy for the first days of concentration. The tests indicate that the athlete will need a period of preservation to avoid worsening the situation in his right leg.
Avaliação doctor predicts ten days away from the field and embezzlement in Santos
The Brazilian team’s doctors estimate that the striker will need up to ten days without training with the ball on the playing field. Esse period of absence directly impacts the athlete’s commitments for his current club in national and continental competitions. The number 10 is expected to miss important matches for Santos on the South American scene and for Campeonato Brasileiro. The total priority of the teams involved became the complete recovery of the injured muscle for the remainder of the year.
The absence from the field removes the player from three clashes scheduled for the next few days in the men’s football calendar. The São Paulo club’s professionals maintain frequent contact with the medical department led by the national confederation to align daily procedures. The objective is to accelerate the healing of edema without missing essential steps in the biological recovery process. The matches affected by the medical schedule are as follows:
- San Lorenzo (this Wednesday)
- Grêmio (Campeonato Brasileiro)
- Deportivo Cuenca (continental tournament)
Bastidores of the call recorded moments of strong apprehension
The moments leading up to the official announcement of the 26 athletes called up by Carlo Ancelotti were marked by intense debates behind the scenes. The technical committee received preliminary reports about the attacker’s muscle pain between Sunday night and the early hours of Monday. Naquele Instantly, the absence of a definitive imaging diagnosis generated real doubts about the viability of keeping the number 10’s name on the final list. The possibility of an early cut was on the meeting table of the confederation’s sports board.
The members of the commission came to structure an alternative plan that involved maintaining another striker who plays in English football. The athlete João Pedro was the name discussed to fill the vacancy if the medical veto was confirmed in the hours before the official event. Santos sent reports indicating that the first tests did not indicate a rupture of muscle fibers in the calf. The information calmed the directors, allowing the final decision to be left to the Italian coach. The coach chose to guarantee the presence of the company’s main star, assuming the risk of the physical transition process.
Cronograma from the Brazilian team maintains friendlies and programming in Teresópolis
The rest of the Brasil cast keeps the presentation date unchanged for the start of physical preparation activities on Rio de Janeiro soil. Players will begin arriving at the Teresópolis training center next week to begin laboratory tests and tactical training. The group will not be complete from the first day due to the commitments of athletes who play for European football teams. Três players compete in the main club tournament on the continent before joining the national delegation.
Defenders Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalhães, in addition to attacker Gabriel Martinelli, are allowed to perform directly in North American territory. Eles participate in the decisive match in Budapeste, in Hungria, and meet the rest of their companions following the trip. The rest of the group trains on Rio from Janeiro until the last day of the current month. Após the friendly in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, the delegation travels to establish its training base in the northern hemisphere.
Official Calendário defines Brasil’s clashes in the first phase
The confederation’s planning foresees two preparatory friendly games before the official debut in the world tournament in June. The first test takes place against the Panamanian selection in the Rio of Janeiro, followed by a duel against the Egito in the city of Cleveland. The technical committee projects that Neymar will be able to play for a few minutes in the second friendly match on American soil. The game serves to give the attacker rhythm in the game after the period of intensive treatment on his calf.
Brasil’s debut in the sports competition is scheduled for June 13th in the Nova Jersey region. The official draw placed the South American team as the top seed in the Grupo C of the international tournament. The organizing committee has confirmed the locations and times for the first three rounds of the group stage. The Brazilian team’s sequence of commitments was defined as follows:
- Marrocos (Estreia in the competition in Nova Jersey, June 13th)
- Haiti (Segunda tournament round at Filadélfia, June 19th)
- Escócia (Encerramento from the first phase in Miami, June 24th)