Brazil manager Tite has defended his decision to play Neymar in Sunday's friendly against Nigeria, saying the Paris Saint-Germain star was not at risk of injury before the match.
He ended up having to be replaced in the 13th minute by Philippe Coutinho in the 1-1 draw in Singapore and left the field clutching his hamstring:
AS EnglishNeymar off injured for Brazil after just 13 minutes against Nigeria, with what looked like a hamstring issue. More to follow on that. https://t.co/zLiJhhcnNw https://t.co/xV4zvwPO1c
Per ESPN FC, Tite said Neymar was "not at all" at risk before the match, and he would not have played him if he was:
"It would be irresponsible and incompetent of me [to play him if he was a doubt].