Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar da Silva has missed the Brazil squad announced by coach Tete on Friday for the friendly matches against Argentina and South Korea on November 15 and 19 respectively.
The most expensive player in the world on October 13 this year suffered a muscle injury in the thigh during the friendly friendly against Nigeria (1-1) will be four weeks away.
Although Neymar will have recovered from injury before the two friendlies, coach Tete preferred not to be called up for them.
The French club said in a statement that tests carried out by the player after the game showed that he suffered a injury to the upper back muscle of the thigh under an MRI image, which showed that their star is suffering from second-degree damage.
The injury adds to a series of injuries suffered by the 27-year-old international since he moved to Paris St Germain from Barcelona in the summer of 2017, in a deal worth 222 million euros, and made him the most expensive player in the history of football.
In the first season, Neymar missed for months because of a metatarsal fracture that forced him to undergo surgery in his country, which threatened his participation with the team at the World Cup 2018. Neymar returned to the stadiums a few weeks before the start of the Russian World Cup.
In the second season, he suffered a similar injury that kept him out for a long time.
As he prepared for the Copa America with yellow at home this summer, Neymar was injured again in a friendly match against Qatar in early June, forbidden to crown the title with Brazil.
Neymar missed the opening games of the season at the start of the season, amid talk of his desire to return to the ranks of Barcelona, before wearing again the shirt of the Parisian club and return to the green rectangle, after the failure of negotiations between the two clubs on his departure to Catalonia.
The following is Brazil's squad:
Goalkeepers: Allison (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City) and Daniel Fozato (Roma).
For the defense: Danilo, Alex Sandro (Juventus), Emerson (Real Betis), Renan Lodi, Felipe (Atletico Madrid), Thiago Silva, Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) and Eder Melitao (Real Madrid).
Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Artur (Barcelona), Fabinho (Liverpool), Douglas Louise (Aston Villa), Felipe Coutinho (Bayern Munich) and Lucas Paqueta (AC Milan).
Forwards: David Neris (Ajax Amsterdam), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Richardson (Everton), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Rodrigo (Real Madrid) and Willian (Chelsea).
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