▲ Brazilian striker Neymar Junior (left) posted a photo of his swollen ankle (right) through his Instagram story on the 27th (Korean time). Archyde.com Yonhap News · Neymar Instagram capture
Brazilian striker Neymar Junior (30, Paris Saint-Germain FC) posted a photo of his swollen ankle on his Instagram on the 27th (Korean time).
Neymar posted several photos on his Instagram story that day.
The photo shows his swollen ankle injured in the first leg of Group G of the 2022 Qatar World Cup group stage between Brazil and Serbia on the 24th.
Neymar, who started at the time, complained of pain in his right ankle following colliding with Serbian defender Nikola Milenković (25, ACF Fiorentina).
Neymar was substituted in the 34th minute of the second half, and Brazil won 2-0.
The Brazilian Football Association announced that Neymar will miss the second match once morest Switzerland on the 29th. There is a possibility that Neymar will not be able to play in the third game once morest Cameroon on the 3rd of next month. Neymar cheered for himself and his teammates by attaching a cheering slogan, “Let’s go” (Boraaa!!) while uploading a picture of the injured part.
Neymar suffered a spinal fracture in the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and also injured his ankle during the 2019 Copa America tournament, and has a jinx of injury to the national team.
Meanwhile, coach Chichi, who leads the Brazilian national soccer team, strongly criticized in an interview held at the training ground on the 27th, saying, “Fouls aimed at specific players, especially Neymar, must be eliminated.”
Reporter Lee Jung-soo
