Brazilian striker Neymar should be fine to continue in the World Cup despite limping off with a swollen ankle during his team's 2-0 victory over Serbia on Thursday, coach Tite said.
"We are confident that Neymar will continue playing, he will continue playing in the World Cup," Tite told reporters, confessing that he was initially unaware of his striker's injury.Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said Brazil would wait 24-48 hours before assessing Neymar's injury.
The Paris St Germain striker, the most expensive player in the world following his record 222 million-euro transfer from Barcelona, played a pivotal role in Brazil's win in their first game in Group G in Qatar. He wriggled into the box to pass to Vinicius Jr. to set up Richarlison for Brazil's opening goal in the second half.That was reminiscent of the back injury which put Neymar out of the World Cup on home soil in 2014.
Match winner Richarlison, who scored a spectacular swivelling overhead volley for Brazil's second goal, said he had spoken to his team mate to check on his injury. "It seems he has a hurt ankle and I told him to put a lot of ice on it to recover as soon as possible to have him 100% at the next match. When I get to the hotel, I'm going to go and see how he's doing," he said."As our professor Tite has said 'I am smelling goals'!" he said."At half time, I told my colleagues I needed a ball and if I got it, I would score. And that's what happened.
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