Philadelphia: Brazil saw the face of the first victory in the World Cup after defeating Haiti. Brazil came to the top of Group C by beating Haiti 3-0. However, at the end of that match, the Brazilian camp was worried.
Rafinha left the field with an injury against Haiti (Raphinha). He came close to scoring several times in the first half. However, he was forced to leave the field due to a hamstring injury. He underwent a scan of his injured hamstring on Saturday. The Selecao camp is waiting for the report. Rafinha was taken to the clinic where Neymar da Silva Santos Jr was scanned.
Experts believe that if Rafinha is knocked out for some reason, Brazil’s attack will decrease. The Brazilian camp hopes that at least there will be no bad news about Rafinha. However, the way Rafinha left the field writhing in pain in the first half, Carlo Ancelotti may have worried.
Earlier, Rafinha could not play due to injury in friendly matches against France and Croatia in March. On Saturday, Rafinha was seen sitting down during Brazil’s second goal. However, at the end of the match, Rafinha’s walk in the mixed zone felt normal.
National team coordinator Rodrigo Catano said, ‘When a player leaves the field due to injury, it is a concern. Until his test is done, we will also be worried. We all hope his condition is not serious. He will surely return to the field soon. Rafinha is a great athlete. We believe that our anxiety will go away when we see the results of the scan test tomorrow. Brazil’s fans and supporters will also be rest assured.
Raphinha in the World Cup
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Rafinha’s right leg hamstring treatment has started. Nursing started while he was sitting in the dug out of the stadium. However, if Rafinha is knocked out of the World Cup, Brazil will not be able to replace him with any other footballer. Since that deadline has passed. In that case, the option has to be chosen from the group of 25 people.
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