Neymar’s troubled path to the upcoming World Cup narrowed further after his subdued performance for Santos in a 1-1 home draw against rival Corinthians in a Brazilian league match.
It was Neymar’s last game before Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti announces his squad for two key friendlies on Monday.
Neymar is Brazil’s all-time top scorer with 79 goals.
Brazil’s matches against France and Croatia in the United States will, in turn, be the two last games before Ancelotti announces his final squad in May for the World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19.
The 34-year-old Neymar’s performance against Corinthians came after he missed a match that the Brazil coach attended.
Memphis Depay opened the scoring on Sunday for Corinthians in the 19th minute at the Vila Belmiro Stadium. Gabriel Barbosa equalized four minutes later.
Neymar’s best chance in Sunday’s game was a second-half header that narrowly missed. The Santos striker struggled to dribble and didn’t shoot on goal.
Two staffers​Neymar’s troubled path to the upcoming World Cup narrowed further after his subdued performance for Santos in a 1-1 home draw against rival Corinthians in a Brazilian league match.
It was Neymar’s last game before Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti announces his squad for two key friendlies on Monday.
Neymar is Brazil’s all-time top scorer with 79 goals.
Brazil’s matches against France and Croatia in the United States will, in turn, be the two last games before Ancelotti announces his final squad in May for the World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19.
The 34-year-old Neymar’s performance against Corinthians came after he missed a match that the Brazil coach attended.
Memphis Depay opened the scoring on Sunday for Corinthians in the 19th minute at the Vila Belmiro Stadium. Gabriel Barbosa equalized four minutes later.
Neymar’s best chance in Sunday’s game was a second-half header that narrowly missed. The Santos striker struggled to dribble and didn’t shoot on goal.
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