Doctor prepares Brazil for bad news from Neymar
If the Brazilian national soccer team wants to win back a hugely important title next summer, it will probably have to do so without superstar Neymar: The striker is likely to be out for the Copa América. A doctor is already preparing the nation for this news following Neymar's serious injury in the fall.
Brazil's star striker Neymar will miss the Copa América in the USA in June 2024 after suffering a serious knee injury. He is not expected to be fit again until the start of the season in Europe next summer, said Rodrigo Lasmar, doctor of the Brazilian Football Association, on Tuesday (local time) to the radio station Rádio 98 FM. "We need patience. It's premature to talk about a return before nine months," he added. It is a worldwide concept that this is the necessary recovery time for such a torn ligament.
Neymar suffered a torn cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee in the 2-0 World Cup qualifier in Uruguay on October 17. He underwent surgery in Brazil at the beginning of November. "It makes no sense to skip phases of recovery and take unnecessary risks," said Lasmar.
He expects the 31-year-old to be ready to play at a high level again at the start of the 2024 season in Europe, "in August". The star striker, who has repeatedly struggled with sometimes serious injuries throughout his career, moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia this summer.
The South American continental soccer championship Copa América will take place in the USA from June 20 to July 24, 2024. The ten national associations of the Conmebol region in South America will take part in the tournament, with the current title holders Argentina and six associations from the CONCACAF continental association as guests. At the last edition of the tournament, which takes place every four years, Brazil was defeated in the final by Argentina (0:1) in 2021 - the tournament had been postponed by a year due to the pandemic. The great rival won the title for the first time since 1993.
CONCACAF is made up of the associations from North and Central America and the Caribbean. In the summer of 2026, the USA will host the World Cup together with Mexico and Canada - for the first time with 48 teams.
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Despite Neymar's move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia this summer, his absence will be felt heavily in the Brazilian squad for the forthcoming Copa América in the USA. The star striker is expected to miss the tournament due to his recovery from a torn cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee, sustained during a World Cup qualifier in Uruguay in October.
Source: www.ntv.de
