The soccer player Neymar returned to full training this Sunday, together with his teammates from the Brazilian team, one day before the round of 16 match against South Korea, led by the Portuguese Paulo Bento.
One day after returning to work with the ball on the pitch, after a week of recovery work and physiotherapy after an injury to the right ankle suffered at the start of the group stage, the ‘captain’ of the ‘canarinha’ has returned today to training at the Gran Hamad Stadium.
Shortly before, the Brazilian coach, Tite, explained that Neymar would train and, if things went well, he would start against the South Koreans.
“I prefer to use my best starting player. It is the coach who has to make that decision and take responsibility”, declared the coach.
The return of ‘Ney’, a 30-year-old Paris Saint-Germain striker, is a ‘relief’ for Tite given the confirmed absences of left-back Alex Telles and striker Gabriel Jesus until the end of the tournament.
While Alex Sandro continues to recover from an injury, Danilo, another former player of the ‘dragons’, has already worked with the group today, with a view to starting on the left, the opposite side in which he usually plays.
Neymar, with 122 ‘AA’ caps, is seeking his first major title at the helm of the Brazilian team, after the Olympic title in Rio 2016 and a Confederations Cup.
Despite the defeat against Cameroon (1-0) at the end of the ‘poule’, Brazil, which already qualified for the third round of the group stage, secured first place in Group G and will face the Republic of Korea in the round of 16. Sul, who beat Portugal 2-1 on Friday.
The clash between the ‘canarinhos’ and the Asians is scheduled for Monday, at 7:00 p.m. (in Lisbon), in Doha.
Source: TSF
