Before surgery on Saturday: Neymar arrived in Rio - break for up to three months

Rio de Janeiro (SID) Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar landed in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday morning (local time) from Paris. The 26-year-old exceptional player from Paris St. Germain wants to undergo surgery in his home country after suffering a hairline fracture in his metatarsal in the championship game against Olympique Marseille last Sunday. The treating national team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, emphasized on Thursday that it is "not a simple fracture, it is an important bone in the foot. I expect a break of two and a half to three months. Neymar is sad, but realizes that it is not “There is an alternative to surgery”. Lasmar, who will also carry out the operation, pointed out that there was no alternative, i.e. no foregoing surgery: "The best and only recommendation in this case is surgical intervention. Conservative treatment carries the great risk of one We don't want to take this risk for the athlete again in just a short time." According to Vinicius Rodrigues, spokesman for the Brazilian national team, the operation will take place with "99 percent certainty" on Saturday in Belo Horizonte. Neymar is therefore out of the second leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid (first leg 1:3). Immediately after his arrival in Rio, the 222 million man traveled on in a private jet to an unknown destination. Neymar was in the presence of Lasmar and the national team coordinator Edu Gaspar. Neymar's World Cup appearance in Russia should not be in danger.

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Before surgery on Saturday: Neymar arrived in Rio - break for up to three months

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