Ancelotti answers: Will Neymar start in the match against Japan?

Italian Carlo Ancelotti, the head coach of the Brazilian national team, has announced his position on Neymar’s starting line-up for the match against Japan in the 32nd round of the World Cup, which will take place on Monday evening.

After an absence of 981 days, he returned Neymar He joined the Brazilian national team and continues to recover from an injury to his right calf.

He came on as a substitute in Brazil’s 3-0 win over Scotland and the striker played the final 15 minutes, already showing promising signs.

The Italian coach explained press conference“Neymar is progressing significantly. It is clear that he is capable of playing more than 15 minutes. Everything will depend on the course of tomorrow’s match, but it is unfortunate that he could not train regularly with us.”

If Brazil qualifies at the expense of Japan, it will face the winner of the Norway-Côte d’Ivoire match in the next round.