and Bolivia next month.

Carlo Ancelotti is set to announce his squad for the two matches tomorrow, with Neymar Jr. expected to be in the squad. But Neymar has been injured again ahead of that.

Neymar

Neymar experienced swelling in his thigh (thigh edema) during training at Santos last Thursday. Santos immediately reported the problem to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Brazilian news media and Globo confirmed this information in a report on Sunday (August 24).

The report said that doctors have started working on Neymar's fitness ahead of the Fluminense match on August 31. He is currently being monitored by the medical team. However, it has been reported that he is unlikely to participate in training early next week.

Meanwhile, Brazilian coach Carlo Ancelotti is scheduled to announce his squad for the two World Cup matches tomorrow. But before that, the news of Neymar's injury is a cause for concern.

Brazil will face Chile in Rio de Janeiro on

September 5 and Bolivia in the final match on September 10. As such, Neymar has 11 days to return to the field for the World Cup qualifiers. It remains to be seen whether Neymar's injury will have any impact on the Brazilian team announcement.

Neymar has played the full 90 minutes in seven consecutive matches recently. He was substituted in extra time in a dramatic 2-1 win over Cruzeiro in Mineiro, but he played almost the entire match. It was his best run in a long time. The star footballer has scored six goals in 19 matches so far this year.