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Raphinha to undergo 'intensive treatment' after suffering injury in Brazil win

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Brazil forward Raphinha will undergo "intensive treatment" after suffering a muscle injury to his right thigh in their World Cup win over Haiti, the Brazilian football confederation (CBF) said Saturday.

[p]Barcelona winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] was substituted in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brazil-I9l9aqLq/haiti-nk4v10Z1/?mid=IRyRv2Ll"]the first half on Friday in Philadelphia[/a].[/p][p]The CBF did not say how long he would be sidelined for, but Brazilian website [i][b]Globo Esporte[/b][/i] reported he could be fit to return for a possible game in the last 16, which starts in two weeks' time.[/p][p][b]"The player will follow an intensive treatment protocol under the supervision of the Brazilian national team's medical team, with the goal of recovering and returning to action as soon as possible,"[/b] the CBF said in a statement.[/p][p]Raphinha struggled with various injuries to his right thigh last season.[/p][image alt="Raphinha's heat map vs Haiti" id="7815405e-ebd4-4a70-865a-9324cb87d1fc" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/James Lang)" guid="87a5ebb6-4561-4f1c-9be7-d6c00199abbd" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] coach Carlo Ancelotti could turn to either of the 19-year-old duo of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/endrick/bXHrpEJ4/"]Endrick[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rayan/CSiH3dM4/"]Rayan[/a], or Arsenal's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinelli/dITe5M88/"]Gabriel Martinelli[/a], to replace Raphinha.[/p][p]Five-time world champions Brazil, who have four points from two games, round off their Group C campaign against Scotland on Wednesday in Miami.[/p][p]That game could provide [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neymar/jNOPwl3h/"]Neymar[/a], sidelined for a month with a calf injury, a first international appearance since October 2023.[/p]

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