Brazil dealt another Neymar blow with injured superstar forced to stay away from Switzerland clash with fever
BRAZIL have got another headache over crocked Samba star Neymar.
The striker is already battling damaged ankle ligaments and won’t play until the last 16.
EPANeymar suffered an ankle injury against Serbia[/caption]
Neymar was forced to watch Brazil’s win over Switzerland from his hotel room
But he also had to stay away from the 974 Stadium for Monday’s win over Switzerland as he is suffering with a fever.
A bout of illness has been going around the Brazil camp since the weekend.
Neymar watched the game from his hotel room and tweeted that Casemiro was the best midfielder in the world after the Manchester United ace hit a sensational late winner to send Brazil into the last 16 after two successive victories.
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jnr said: “Neymar stayed at the hotel with a fever.
“We are all rooting for him to recover quickly from illness and his injury.”
Vinicius also paid tribute to Neymar by copying his celebration – only for the winger’s goal to be ruled out for offside following a VAR review.
Neymar said after the win: “Classified. It’s a shame that the goal doesn’t count, but thanks for the homage.”
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The Paris Saint-Germain star now faces a race to be fit for Brazil’s second-round game, which will likely be against Ghana, South Korea or Uruguay.
Brazil legend Rivaldo is not too concerned by Neymar’s potential absence however, as he believes there are several strong options in attack.
He said: “The team has several other strikers who will undoubtedly come in an perform well, but Neymar is obviously the first choice.
“The group is a strong group and these things happen in football, especially in a high-level competition like the World Cup.
“But the team is prepared with great strikers and Tite won’t have any problems.
“We want Neymar 100 per cent, but if it doesn’t happen soon, we have others to replace him, a very strong team of 11 and a very good bench.”
