THE FUSE

The national team setup moved swiftly to ensure the forward's fitness would be handled directly by his club. Clarifying the winger's condition in an official statement in the early hours of Wednesday, the CBF confirmed that imaging tests revealed a muscle oedema categorised as "small". Meanwhile, Globo Esporte reported that the decision to release the forward back to Catalonia was mutually agreed as a precautionary measure to prevent further muscle damage.