Argentina vs Brazil LIVE: Brazil’s Neymar misses due to injury, Lionel Messi to start for Argentina in crucial FIFA World Cup Qualifiers clash- It is a good news/bad news situation for the viewers of the ‘Superclasico’ between Argentina and Brazil. While Brazil has already qualified, Argentina needs to win this one. Fortunately for them, Lionel Messi will be available to start after facing injury issues. Neymar injury updates
Brazil, on the other hand, has been dealt a blow on the eve of the trip to San Juan. Neymar Jr., Messi’s teammate, and close friend will be out due to injury.
Neymar injury updates- The ‘10‘ of PSG and Brazil resented some discomfort in the adductor of the left thigh. “Neymar Jr. has perceived some insecurity and because there was not enough time to perform complementary examinations, the Technical Committee opted to preserve the player,” the Brazilian Football Confederation said.
Neymar will miss Brazil’s game against Argentina with a thigh injury 😔 pic.twitter.com/Fov7kffM3W
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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni made similar comments ahead of their last game, a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Friday, although Messi only appeared for the final 14 minutes of the match.
South America FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Standings
Argentina is second in South America’s 10-team qualifying group, six points behind Brazil, who are the only team from the region to have secured their place at Qatar 2022 so far.
Scaloni repeated that Messi, 34, had recovered fully from the knee and hamstring worries that kept him out of Paris Saint-Germain’s last two games and were ready for one of the biggest matches in the South American calendar.
“He was physically fit the other day and in the end, we decided that the best thing was for him to play a few minutes so that he could get a feel for it and he is confirmed to play tomorrow,” Scaloni said of Tuesday’s match in San Juan.
“It’s going to be a very difficult game. They are the team that leads the qualifiers and they are already through to the finals.”
Argentina vs Brazil LIVE: Brazil’s Neymar misses due to injury, Lionel Messi to start for Argentina in crucial FIFA World Cup Qualifiers clash
Brazil will be without Neymar after their top scorer reported feeling pains in the adductor region of his left thigh.
The top four teams in South American qualifying progress automatically to next year’s World Cup finals and the fifth-placed side goes into an inter-regional playoff.
Argentina is unbeaten in 26 games, a run that includes a 1-0 win over Brazil in the Copa America final in Rio de Janeiro in July.
Argentina vs Brazil LIVE: Brazil’s Neymar misses due to injury, Lionel Messi to start for Argentina in crucial FIFA World Cup Qualifiers clash
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