Brazil coach urges patience over Neymar return

The old Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain famous person ruptured his meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament whereas on global duty final October.

AFP

28 September, 2024, 05:30 am

Remaining modified: 28 September, 2024, 05:35 am

Brazil coach Dorival Junior known as for Neymar to be given as noteworthy time as he needs to originate a entire restoration from a knee ruin that has sidelined him for practically a year.

Neymar had surgical operation and indirectly returned to coaching in July but the 32-year-extinct is but to originate his comeback, with Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus this week asserting he turned into now no longer but willing.

The ahead is but another time missing from the Brazil squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Chile and Peru subsequent month.

“We all know the arrangement well-known he’s… We’re attempting ahead to him, we also can simply still be patient. Or now no longer it is now no longer relevant if he doesn’t return in October, November or ultimate in February,” Dorival mentioned on Friday.

“He must be confident and entirely recovered.”

Dorival recalled Barcelona winger Raphinha and Arsenal ahead Gabriel Martinelli, with Valid Madrid trio Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Endrick other attacking alternate choices for the five-time world champions.

Brazil contain simplest 10 parts from eight qualifiers after shedding four of their past five suits, leaving them fifth and ultimate one point above Paraguay, who own the play-off predicament.

The Selecao face Chile in Santiago on October 10 sooner than a dwelling qualifier in opposition to Peru five days later in Brasilia.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool/ENG), Bento (Al Nassr/KSA), Ederson (Manchester City/ENG)

Defenders: Danilo (Juventus/ITA), Abner (Lyon/FRA), Vanderson (Monaco/FRA), Guilherme Arana (Atletico Mineiro), Bremer (Juventus/ITA), Eder Militao (Valid Madrid/ESP), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal/ENG), Marquinhos (Paris SG/FRA)

Midfielders: Andre (Wolves/ENG), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle/ENG), Gerson (Flamengo), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham/ENG)

Forwards: Endrick (Valid Madrid/ESP), Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), Rodrygo (Valid Madrid/ESP), Savinho (Manchester City/ENG), Vinicius Jr (Valid Madrid/ESP), Igor Jesus (Botafogo), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal/ENG), Raphinha (Barcelona/ESP)