Lula jokes about Neymar's situation: "First called from home office"

Neymar's calf injury generated a funny situation involving President Luiz Inácio Lula da Sila (PT) this Friday (19), the day the Brazilian team enters the field to face Haiti, in the second round of Group C of the World Cup.

During an event in Belo Horizonte, Lula was talking to a child when he said that Neymar is "the first home office player in the world", as the star was not present in the duel with Morocco and will not be with the group for the game against Haiti.

The answer came after Lula, who was speaking about gender equality, asked the boy who Brazil "has to be good at," after praising Marta, voted six times best in the world. Directly, the child replied: "Neymar."

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President Lula mocking Neymar during an event in Belo Horizonte:

"Neymar is the first home office player in the world. Home office player. I saw that on the internet yesterday."

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Afterwards, the PT member spoke about the absence of number 10 from the Brazilian team's games and recalled a post on social media: "Neymar isn't even playing. I saw something yesterday: Neymar is the first home office call-up in the world", he said.

Neymar out of the game
Neymar will not accompany the Brazilian team delegation on the trip to Philadelphia. The information was confirmed by the CBF.

According to the organization, the attacker will remain in New Jersey to optimize the final phase of the recovery process from his right calf injury, which has sidelined him for around a month.

During the period, number 10 will continue to use the facilities at The Ridge hotel and CT Columbia Park, where the team is based during the 2026 World Cup. The decision is part of the planning prepared by the CBF medical department to speed up the player's recovery.

Neymar suffered the muscle problem on May 17, during Santos' match against Coritiba, the day before the call-up for the World Cup. Since then, he was left out of preparatory friendlies and also the Brazilian team's debut in the tournament.

The expectation is that the player will continue to be monitored daily and undergo new assessments before eventual reintegration into training with the rest of the group.

Brazil x Haiti
Brazil will return to the field this Friday night (19). In the second round of Group C of the World Cup, the team faces Haiti and the ball rolls at 9:30 pm (Brasília time).

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Source: CNN