He Saints confirmed this Wednesday that Neymar suffers a edema in the right calfalthough the injury will not jeopardize his participation with the Brazil national team in it World Cup 2026.
The information was revealed by Rodrigo Zogaibcoordinator of the medical department of the Brazilian club, who assured that the forward will arrive in good condition at the training camp. Canarinha scheduled for next May 27.
“Neymar has a small injury to his calf, an edema, but according to our planning he will be fit to join the squad.” brazilian team next week,” Zogaib explained.
The news comes just two days after Carlo Ancelotti surprised by including the attacker of the Saints in the final list of 26 players summoned to compete in the World Cup 2026 in United States, Mexico and Canada.
The return of Neymar to the Brazil team had generated doubts due to its constant physical problemssince the Italian coach had insisted on calling only footballers in full condition.
The injury was detected after the 0-3 defeat of the Santos against Coritiba last weekend. According to the medical report, the edema measures just two millimeters and will require between five and ten days of recovery.
Due to this situation, Neymar was left out of the squad for the match South American Cup against Saint Lawrence and he will not play the next game of the Brazilian.
However, the Saints He still does not rule out using the striker on Tuesday of next week against Deportivo Cuenca at the close of the group stage of the South Americanwhich would serve as a test before joining the brazilian team.
According to Brazilian media, the process of Neymar’s recovery is being supervised by both the doctors of the Saints as well as by personal specialists of the player and professionals of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
Brazil will debut in the 2026 World Cup with Neymar again as one of its main figures, after having previously participated in the editions of 2014, 2018 and 2022.