Alex Sandro misses the selection. Danilo and Neymar are still out

Left back Alex Sandro is out for the next game in Brazilian national team in World Cup 2022against Cameroon. He felt muscle pain in the left thigh region in the last stage of the match against Switzerland. An examination conducted today (29) confirmed the presence of an infection in the area.

“We asked for an imaging test, which showed a muscle injury in the left thigh muscle. He will not be able to face Cameroon, and he is still undergoing treatment in order to recover as quickly as possible,” said the Brazilian team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar. .

Accordingly, Alex Telles will play against the Cameroon national team, on Friday (2), at Lusail Stadium, in Qatar. The full-back is the direct substitute and has already entered the final moments of the victory over Switzerland, which confirmed Brazil’s qualification to the Round of 16 of the Cup.

After yesterday’s game (28), still in the mixed zone, Alex Sandro said “he’s feeling very tired”.

“The coach changed me and Alex Telles came in very well,” said the full-back, long before tests proved the scenario was more serious than he expected.

Danilo and Neymar out

The other players in the Brazilian national team outside the third match are right-back Danilo and forward Neymar🇧🇷

Danilo went to Stadium 974 for the match against Switzerland and had physiotherapy equipment on his left ankle, affected by a sprain that damaged the medial ligament. On the other hand, Neymar is focusing on physical therapy to ease the collateral ligament injury in his right ankle. Both injuries suffered in the win over Serbia.

“Danilo and Neymar are still in the process of recovery, each of them has a different approach, because they are different injuries, it is important to highlight it. Neymar has a febrile attack already under control, and does not interfere with the recovery of the ankle. Operations .. and today we passed that the three athletes will not be Available for the match against Cameroon,” Lasmar added.

The team’s injuries did not appear in the Brazilian national team’s preparations, but they came after the start of the World Cup.