🩺 D-day for Neymar! Monday scan decides Copa opener spot

🩺 D-day for Neymar! Monday scan decides Copa opener spotNeymar will undergo a decisive MRI this Monday (8).

>The scan will confirm the progress of his right calf injury and give head coach Carlo Ancelotti the final answer: will the No. 10 be fit to face Morocco in Brazil’s World Cup opener this Saturday (13) in New Jersey?

The Brazilian national team’s medical staff is very optimistic.

>The forward has shown clinical improvement, has been pain-free for days, and appears very close to being cleared for on-field work with the rest of the squad.

>Neymar gave up his day off on Sunday and spent the entire weekend focused on double physiotherapy sessions and muscle-strengthening work.

>Plan A vs. Plan B

>If today’s images confirm healing, he will rejoin training today or tomorrow and could be included in the squad against Morocco.

>If the scan indicates a need for more caution, the focus of his recovery will shift to the second group-stage match, against Haiti on the 19th in Philadelphia.

>Behind the scenes

>Neymar’s private jet landed in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. His family members will stay in Miami, the area chosen to accommodate the families of all Brazil players during the tournament.

>Brazil trains today at 6 p.m. (Brasília time).

>The big opener against the Moroccans at MetLife Stadium is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m.

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