{"id":8670,"date":"2023-11-14T05:12:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T23:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baysidesports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/14\/neymar-responding-well-to-treatment-says-brazils-team-doctor\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T05:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T23:42:06","slug":"neymar-responding-well-to-treatment-says-brazils-team-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baysidesports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/14\/neymar-responding-well-to-treatment-says-brazils-team-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar responding well to treatment, says Brazil\u2019s team doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazil forward Neymar is recovering well from the knee surgery he had after suffering an injury last month but there is still no forecast of when he will be able to return to action, national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Neymar ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee on international duty. He underwent surgery earlier this month in a Belo Horizonte hospital.<\/p>\n

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The 31-year-old is responding \u201cvery well\u201d but the recovery will be long and he must focus on the process, Lasmar told a press conference at Brazil\u2019s training center in Teresopolis.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s shown, from the first moment that he\u2019s following what we\u2019re proposing. He knows that it\u2019s a process that he\u2019s going to need all of us, physiotherapist, fitness trainer, so that we can have Neymar (back) as soon as possible,\u201d said the doctor.<\/p>\n

Lasmar, who carried out the surgery, said it was not yet possible to set a date for the Al-Hilal player\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

\u201cInjuries are individual. In general, there are associated injuries that can be just as important, such as a meniscus injury. All this makes the procedure more complex, with a slower recovery period. That\u2019s why we don\u2019t talk about a timescale,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Neymar joined the Saudi Pro League in August for a reported 90 million euros, but the former Barcelona and Paris St Germain forward only played five games because he was struggling with muscle injuries.<\/p>\n

Brazil, which sits third in the South American World Cup qualifying standings with seven points, faces fifth-placed Colombia, with six points, on Thursday. It hosts leader Argentina, which has 12 points, the following Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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