Injured Neymar not touring with Brazil squad for Haiti match

MIAMI — Brazil ahead Neymar won’t journey with the squad for its second World Cup group recreation against Haiti in Philadelphia on Friday as he continues to get well from a calf damage, the Brazilian soccer affiliation stated.

“He will remain in New Jersey to make the most of the final stage of his recovery, making use of the excellent facilities at The Ridge hotel and the Columbia Park training center,” it stated in a press release Thursday.

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The 34-year-old was seen doing drills with the squad after warming up individually in boots and with the ball in a coaching session on Wednesday.

He had been restricted to indoor work on the workforce’s coaching heart with physiotherapists and health coaches, with Brazil being cautious about his return to motion.

Neymar injured his proper calf throughout Santos’ 3-0 defeat by Coritiba final month, the most recent in a long term of accidents and bodily setbacks for the previous Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain ahead, who has not performed for Brazil in nearly three years.

Brazil has one level after opening its World Cup marketing campaign with a draw in opposition to Morocco, whereas Haiti is backside of the group after shedding to Scotland.