The Samba national team is competing in the Copa America Championship scheduled to be held in June 2024, deprived of the services of Saudi Al Hilal star Neymar due to injury.
Rodrigo Lasmar, the Brazilian team doctor, told Radio 98: “We need patience… It is too early to talk about his return before 9 months,” adding that “it is illogical to skip the recovery stages and take unnecessary risks.”
The Copa America Championship will be held in the United States of America from June 20 to July 24.
Neymar suffered a tear in the cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee in the match that the Brazilian national team lost with two clean goals to the Uruguay national team in the World Cup qualifiers on October 17 last.
The Saudi Al Hilal player underwent surgery in Brazil at the beginning of last November.
Neymar is expected to be ready to play at the highest levels next August.
Lasmar, who performed the surgery on Neymar, seems reassured about the ability of the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star to return to the level he was at before the injury, saying: “We expect him to fully recover after this period, and to be ready to return to playing at a high level.” “With good results, without any kind of restrictions.”
Neymar in 21 Copa America.
6 matches
2G 3A
35 dribbles
22 key passes
9 big changes created
Absolute elite.pic.twitter.com/cJvItaRcvP— Lovemy10s (@Lu852Lu) December 20, 2023
Neymar joined Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia in August with a huge deal, after 6 seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, a period that included many physical injuries.
This year, a serious injury to his right ankle kept him out of action for 6 months, from March to September.
He suffered an injury in Brazil’s first match in the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Serbia. He returned in the last 16 without succeeding in helping Brazil avoid being eliminated from the quarter-finals by Croatia on penalties.
On September 8, Neymar broke his compatriot Pele’s record for the number of international goals when he scored a brace against Bolivia (5-1), raising his tally to 79 goals, two goals behind “The King.”
2023-12-20 16:38:06
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