▲ Gabriel Jesus of Brazil
The Brazilian national team, which faces Korea in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar, is suffering from a line injury.
Brazilian media Globu reported on the 3rd (local time) that "strike Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) and center back Alex Tellis (Sevilla) are unable to play in the remaining matches due to knee injuries."
Tellis started in the 3rd match of the group stage against Cameroon the day before (losing Brazil 0-1), but complained of knee pain after colliding with an opponent, and left the ground in tears at the beginning of the second half.
Jejus started and digested 64 minutes, but the knee condition was also not good.
Globu predicted that it would be difficult for both players to play the remaining matches as well as the round of 16 with Korea.
The media predicted, "Jeju has been feeling pain since playing for Arsenal. It will take about a month to recover, so it will be difficult to play in the remaining World Cup matches."
"Telis is in a worse condition. Not yet, but in severe cases it may lead to surgery," he explained.
The Brazilian Football Association has yet to officially announce their test results.
Brazil, which is trying to regain the top spot for the first time in 20 years since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, lost five players due to injuries during three group stage matches.
Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), the main player, injured his right ankle in the first match against Serbia and missed the next two matches, while Danilo and Alex Sandro (Juventus) also injured their ankle and hip muscles, respectively, and missed the game against Cameroon. .
Brazil will play the round of 16 against the Korean national soccer team at Doha Stadium 974 at 4 am on the 6th.
Whether Neymar will be able to play in this game remains to be seen.
Rodrygo Razmar, the Brazilian national team doctor, said, "Neymar and Sandro have a chance to recover until the round of 16. They haven't trained with the ball yet. will be decided," he said.
Regarding Danilo, he gave a positive answer, saying, "From the 3rd, I will be able to train normally with other players. If everything goes well, I think the possibility of playing in the next game is very high."
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