Brazil coach Tite insists Neymar must grow up and learn to accept he will always be singled out for rough treatment from opposition defenders.
Neymar had the worst disciplinary record of any player called by previous coach Dunga and has already missed one of Tite’s four matches in charge through suspension.
The Barcelona man’s frustrations boiled over once again last month as he retaliated to persistent fouling from Bolivia, ruling him out of the clash with Venezuela, and his coach has told him he cannot afford to keep giving in to provocation.
"You know how many times I thought about replacing Neymar in the second half against Bolivia?