Overview
- Santos confirmed on May 21 that tests found a 2-millimetre oedema in Neymar’s right calf and described the injury as minor.
- Rodrigo Zogaib, head of Santos’ medical staff, said the club expects Neymar to be fit to report to Brazil’s camp on May 27 under current plans.
- Neymar missed Santos’ Copa Sudamericana game against San Lorenzo and is likely to sit out the club’s upcoming league match as he follows treatment at the Rei Pelé Training Center.
- The Brazilian Football Confederation and Santos are jointly monitoring his progress because coach Carlo Ancelotti prefers fully fit players for early training and the May warm-up with Panama.
- The setback renews scrutiny of Neymar’s late return from a serious 2023 knee injury and could affect both Santos’ short-term fixtures and Brazil’s final pre-World Cup preparations.