Neymar is expected to be absent from Brazil against Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers

Brazil, the five-time defending champion, will start the World Cup 2022 qualifiers against its guest, Bolivia, tomorrow, due to doubts about the participation of star Neymar due to his suffering from back pain.

Brazil, the only one to participate in all the World Cup finals, seems to be an extraordinary candidate to qualify from South America, with ten teams participating in one group, of which the first four qualify for the finals scheduled for 2022, while the fifth is running a supplement with a representative of Oceania.

The talented striker has struggled with physical problems in recent years while playing for his country.

The most expensive player in the world reached the 2018 World Cup after recovering from a strong metatarsal injury, and then last year he missed the Copa America, which Brazil won on its soil, due to an ankle ligament injury during a friendly match a week before the finals.

In October 2019, the twenty-eight-year-old injured his thigh in another friendly match against Nigeria, which prevented him from participating with his French club, Paris Saint-Germain, for a month.

"Neymar felt some pain in the lower back. He left the exercises on Tuesday, underwent an examination and started physical therapy," the national team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, explained in a video published by the federation.

In the absence of the former Santos and Barcelona player in the scheduled match in Sao Paulo, coach Tite can count on Everton striker Richarlison or the two young talents Rodrygo (19 years) of Real Madrid player and Mattios Konya (21 years) of Hertha Berlin player.

The "Seleção" squad also includes Everton Ribeiro, Flamengo attacking midfielder.

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