Neymar will not play on Tuesday the South American classic between Argentina and Brazil for having felt a muscle discomfort as reported on Monday by the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF). In this way, the team that leads the Playoffs and is already classified to Qatar World Cup 2022 loses one of its key pieces.
“After training this morning, Neymar complained of pain in the adductors and left thigh (…) Due to the fact that no additional tests could be carried out, the technical staff decided to preserve the player, who will not travel with the delegation to San Juan, ”explained the CBF in a statement.
As reported by the site Globoesporte, the soccer player chatted with the coaching staff and together they analyzed that, as the team is already classified, it was preferable not to risk a player from the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), who next week has to face Manchester City for the Champions League.
The set led by Tite It is the leader of the Qualifiers with 34 points, the product of 11 victories and a draw, five points above Argentina, which could qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday if it achieves a positive result. At a press conference, the coach declared: “I hope it will be a great game, that it will be a great show.”
On Sunday the center forward Matheus Cunha, from Atlético de Madrid, trained as a starter in place of Gabriel Jesus, who played against Colombia. In addition, Eder Militao took the place of veteran Thiago Silva in the center of the defense next to Marquinhos, who will act as captain on Tuesday. In the middle of the field, Ftobinho would be the replacement for the suspended Casemiro.
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For its part, Lionel scaloni confirmed that Lionel messi, despite the physical inconveniences that it entails, will be headline, after having played a quarter of an hour against Uruguay on Friday: “The other day he was very good from a physical level and that’s why we decided to let him play for a few minutes. Tomorrow it is confirmed that he will play. Hopefully he is well ”.
Brazil and Argentina met in September in Saint Paul by Playoffs but the match was suspended a few minutes into the game due to an invasion of the playing field by Brazilian health authorities. The FIFA has not yet made a determination on the incident. Therefore, this meeting would be the true revenge after the final of the Copa América 2020 that the Albiceleste He beat him at the Maracana.
The fans of the Argentine team All tickets sold out on Monday available for the Superclásico against Brazil. After 1:00 p.m., the ticket offices of the El Villicum racetrack, in the San Juan department of Albardón, closed their windows when a crowd was still struggling to get one of the 18,000 tickets offered there.
The face-to-face sale was supposed to begin this Monday at 9:00 a.m., simultaneously with the virtual one, but the San Juan authorities decided to advance it to Sunday at 11:45 p.m. when a row of approximately 4 kilometers was recorded. The remaining seats were sold out in less than two hours through the website, which within minutes of being enabled had a traffic of more than 65,000 users to access the purchase process.
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With information from AFP
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Official: Neymar will miss the classic between Argentina and Brazil due to injury