Ancelotti opens up on Neymar's starting role and behaviour for 🇧🇷

Ancelotti opens up on Neymar's starting role and behaviour for 🇧🇷 Next Sunday (5), the Brazilian National Team will face Norway at 5 p.m. (Brasília time) in New Jersey, in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. And although Neymar did not come on in the match against Japan, coach Carlo Ancelotti assured that the star wearing the No. 10 shirt is ready to play the full 90 minutes. In an interview with the newspaper Folha de São Paulo , the Italian coach revealed that Neymar is “behaving very well.” Ancelotti said that the Santos idol is training very well and wants to play. “The important thing is that he can play. When I feel that the team needs him, I’ll put him in. Yes. He can play 90 minutes. He’s not satisfied, but he is behaving very well. He is training very well. Neymar is very respectful, kind, and well-liked by his teammates. He is an important presence in the team because he has quality and is a very humble person. I’m very happy with him. And obviously he wants to play, as he always has. He doesn’t say, ‘I want to play,’ but that is quite clear. And positive. A player cannot be happy being on the bench,” said Ancelotti. Do you think Neymar should be in the starting lineup against Norway? Leave your opinion in the comments! This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.