Neymar’s Calf Injury Ahead of Brazil’s World Cup Training

Neymar has picked up a minor injury to his right calf, but Santos are confident it will not derail his World Cup build‑up with Brazil.

Santos’ Head of Medical Services, Rodrigo Zogaib, revealed that the No. 10 is dealing with a “small injury” – an edema in the calf – sustained during last Sunday’s Brasileirão defeat to Coritiba. The issue surfaced just as the forward was expected to hit full stride before joining the national team.

Zogaib, speaking to ge, laid out the plan clearly: Neymar is undergoing treatment and, depending on how the edema evolves, should be ready to be “handed over” to the CBF next week, without limitations for the start of Brazil’s World Cup training camp.

The details are precise. According to ge, the edema measures just two millimeters and requires between five and ten days of treatment. It is the kind of injury that demands care, not panic.

Inside Santos, the mood leans toward optimism. The club believes Neymar could even be available for the upcoming Copa Sudamericana clash against Deportivo Cuenca, a sign that the problem is being treated as a brief interruption rather than a major setback.

Outside Vila Belmiro, the tone is more cautious. Journalist Diogo Dantas, from O Globo, reported that the injury would normally demand a “reasonable amount of time” to resolve and has sparked concern within Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching staff. With a World Cup on the horizon, any hint of physical fragility around Brazil’s main star inevitably sets off alarms.

The calendar offers little room for error. Brazil are scheduled to begin their preparations on the 27th of this month at Granja Comary. Four days later, on the 31st, they face Panama in a friendly at the Maracanã, the final act before the squad bids farewell to home soil.

Then comes the last tune‑up: on June 6, already on American soil, Ancelotti’s team meet Egypt in their final test before the World Cup debut.

Neymar’s calf may be a “small injury,” as Santos insist. The question now is whether those few millimeters of edema will stay a minor footnote or become the first warning sign in Brazil’s World Cup story.