Neymarforward of the Al-Hilal Saudi Arabian will return to the Brazilian national team as soon as he has recovered “full” from his serious knee injury, as the Canarinha coach announced on Friday, Dorival Junior.
“He is a very important, fundamental and decisive player, a different type. We all know it”said the coach at a press conference, after announcing in Rio de Janeiro the call for the South American qualifying matches against Ecuador and Paraguay.
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The former player of the Santos, FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)who is in the final stretch of his recovery after tearing the cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee in October of last year.
“We have to respect the (medical) protocols, he has not yet fully returned,” But “there is no doubt that when he is recovered and fit, he will be called up again,” he said.
“He is a player who does not need any comments, everyone knows how important he is. But it is still early, we will wait,” he concluded.
Brazil He really missed the creativity of the number 10 in the past America’s Cup in the United Stateswhen the team led by Dorival was not up to par and fell in the quarter-finals against Uruguay in a penalty shoot-out.
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The five-time world champions, now led by the Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior, will be measured with Ecuadoron September 6, at the Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba, and four days later they will face Paraguay, at the Defensores del Chaco stadium, in Asunción.
The situation of the Canarinha is delicate, as they occupy the sixth position, with a poor record of two wins, one draw and three losses, and are far behind Argentina, leader of the standings with 15 points.
