Why isn’t Vinicius Junior playing for Brazil?
Brazil take on Argentina on Tuesday evening but are without a number of key players for the World Cup qualifier. Fernando Diniz’s side have suffered a series of fitness issues in recent months, culminating with an injury to Vinicius Junior in last week’s 2-1 defeat to Colombia. The Real Madrid forward was substituted just 26 minutes into the Game after sustaining a thigh injury . Vinicius has returned to Madrid to begin his rehabilitation from the injury, which could keep him sidelined for two and a half months . The LaLiga club released a statement confirming that the Brazilian had sustained “a tear in the biceps femoris in his left leg”. Full screen Vinicius Junior became the latest Brazilian star to suffer an injury this year. Associated Press/LaPresse APS Why isn’t Neymar playing for Brazil? Many were hoping that Vinicius would be able to fill the attacking void left by Brazilian icon Neymar , who is currently recovering from a long-term injury. The 31-year-old suffered a serious...