A trio of members of the Brazilian national team squad have emerged as doubts to feature in the country’s upcoming showdown with Switzerland, according to reports.
The subject of personnel woes, of course, has taken its place front and centre in the Selecao’s squad across the week to date.
This comes after two important members of Tite’s squad were ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup’s group stage, owing to respective ankle problems.
The players in question? Defender Danilo, and talisman Neymar.
Doha, Qatar, 24th November 2022. Neymar Jr of Brazil receives treatment following his substitution during the FIFA World Cup 2022 match at Lusail Stadium, Doha. Credit: David Klein / Sportimage (Alamy Stock Photo)
Brazil, to their credit, did nevertheless manage to navigate their way to a three-point haul on opening day, thanking a Richarlison brace for a two-goal downing of Serbia.
As alluded to above, though, the South American heavyweights could well be forced to navigate their next outing sans the services of yet another trio of high-profile stars.
As per a number of sources, all three have been forced to sit out training at various points over the course of the weekend to date.
An illness bug is cited as reason why, with it currently unclear whether any of the Premier League trio will be deemed fit enough to feature from the off when Brazil return to action on Monday evening.
Brazil are hit by a sickness bug as Premier League stars Antony, Lucas Paqueta and Alisson are forced to sit out training https://t.co/rEQzEqXG9M
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