Brazilian national team coach Dunga said on Tuesday during his visit to Europe that he prefers to have Barcelona forward Neymar available for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August over the Copa América Centenário in June.
The fact that Brazil have never won the competition in their history clearly weighs more in the coach"s decision. Dunga watched Real Madrid"s 2-0 victory over Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday, and is expected to meet Barcelona, including coach Luis Enrique, in the coming days to discuss the release of Neymar for the Olympics. Dunga will also follow Chelsea"s tie against PSG on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. He told Esporte Interativo: “It"s hard to choose. But I think the question of importance, it"s by the Olympic [gold] medal Brazil has never won. Neymar comes from an exhausting season and would have time to recover. He would come with conditioning."
Brazilian national team coach Dunga said on Tuesday during his visit to Europe that he prefers to have Barcelona forward Neymar available for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August over the Copa América Centenário in June.
The fact that Brazil have never won the competition in their history clearly weighs more in the coach"s decision. Dunga watched Real Madrid"s 2-0 victory over Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday, and is expected to meet Barcelona, including coach Luis Enrique, in the coming days to discuss the release of Neymar for the Olympics. Dunga will also follow Chelsea"s tie against PSG on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. He told Esporte Interativo: “It"s hard to choose. But I think the question of importance, it"s by the Olympic [gold] medal Brazil has never won. Neymar comes from an exhausting season and would have time to recover. He would come with conditioning."
