After suffering a ligament injury to the left ankle during the debut in the World Cup, Neymar was released by the doctors and will enter the field against South Korea on Monday (5) to compete the final octaves. The information was confirmed by Tite technician in a press conference.
"Neymar plays?" asked a journalist in English. "What's up, professor?", charged Thiago Silva, who was also in the interview. "The question went to Thiago," said the reporter. After a brief suspense, the answer came: "Yes!" said Tite, firmly. "Responded," the captain celebrated.
Then the coach explained that Neymar will train in the afternoon since Sunday (4). If any unforeseen events happen, it will be scheduled for the game against South Korea.
The shirt 10 was injured during the game against Serbia and left the field crying. After imaging, a ligament injury and bone edema were observed in the left ankle, which caused him to stay outside the other two games of the group phase against Switzerland and Cameroon to recover.
After just over a week of intensive care, Neymar returned to training on Saturday afternoon (3) and expressed his willingness to enter the field in the next phase of the World Cup.
The Danilo side, which also injured the ankle in the debut of the Brazilian national team, was another confirmed by Tite in the match against Korea. Alex Sandro, who injured his hip in the duel against Switzerland, is still unable to act and will proceed with treatment. The coach made a suspension about who will be scheduled for the position.
Tite's team also suffered two permanent casualties after the game against Cameroon: Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles. The attacker has already returned to London, where he will begin the treatment of the right knee injury with the medical team of the Arsenal –he had pain before being summoned.
The lateral also injured the left knee, but the case is even more severe and he will need to undergo surgery. There were two lesions and one partial rupture of the ligament; Telles left the camp crying and should return to Spain soon to begin treatment with Sevilla's medical team.
The game between Brazil and South Korea will take place on Monday, starting at 16h (Time of Brasilia), with live transmission from Globo, SporTV and Globoplay. The winner of the confrontation will advance to the quarterfinals against Croatia or Japan.
