Brazil star Neymar believes knee injury suffered ahead of Copa America is just a scare
- Brazil winger Neymar has allayed fears over knee injury he suffered in training
- The 27-year-old is confident he will be fully fit for the start of the Copa America
- Neymar missed two of Brazil’s training sessions in Rio de Janeiro to rest his knee
Neymar believes his left knee problem picked up in Copa America preparations was just a scare.
He says he is in good shape for the tournament which begins in two weeks.
The Brazil striker sat out two training sessions outside Rio de Janeiro to rest the knee.
Brazil star Neymar believes the knee injury that he suffered in training was just a scare
In a quick interview with TV Globo on Friday, he calmed fans who worried about his fitness.
Neymar limped out of Brazil’s first full training session on Tuesday.
Neymar says that he is in good shape ahead of the Copa America, which begins in two weeks
He has played only four matches for Paris Saint-Germain since his return in April from a right-foot injury.
Brazil’s soccer confederation would not confirm whether he will take part in training on Friday.