Brazil against Argentina is always a great derby match between top countries in South America and a chance for old friends Neymar and Lionel Messi to match up against each other. Even when the stakes are not that high, the game is always about presige. So when the two teams lined up in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, both managers selected the strongest first 11. Argentina got a point from the match and officially qualified for Qatar 2022, but even with a defeat, Messi and co. would had other opportunities to qualify. On the other side there was no Neymar, who was injured but still made the headlines afterwards. Cafu: Neymar is technically better than Messi and Ronaldo, but he lacks their level of leadershipFollowing the game with Lionel Messi’s side, the Brazilian sports show ‘Os donos da bola’ released images of Neymar’s night out in Sao Paulo, and the presenter has his own explanation of Neymar’s injury and even suggested that the player faked the injury.”With adductor pain you can play. With muscle pain you can play. With a metatarsal problem you can play. I broke mine, and it is possible to play. But, anyone who has a pain in the adductor or muscle pain doesn’t dance like that” said Neto. ##NAJAVA_MECA_5983884##After a goalless draw with Argentina, Neymar was back in Paris and examinations revealed a small lesion of the adductor of the left thigh. He is out against Nantes and uncertain against Man City in the Champions League. And the Brazilian addressed his lifestyle numerous times, most recently this month. “I speak of respect because people say: ‘Ah, Neymar doesn’t take care of himself, Neymar is this, Neymar is that’. How can one be 12 years at the top without taking care of himself? Nobody gets that. I know how to take care of myself, I have a physical therapist and a physical trainer practically 24 hours with me, for what? Not at all?” I go out when I can. I go out when possible, when I know that I will not train the next day. I will not stop doing anything. What is the problem? You have to judge me for what I do on the field, there I allow you to speak, but what I do outside” Neymar said to the Fui Clear YouTube channel.
