Scotland vs. Brazil: Steve Clarke handed boost after severity of Raphinha injury is made known

Brazil person suffered a caller fittingness setback astatine the World Cup with confirmation that Raphinha has sustained a musculus wounded successful his close thigh.

The Barcelona prima underwent tests with the nationalist squad aesculapian unit aft going disconnected injured successful the archetypal fractional of the Selecao's 3-0 win implicit Haiti, and scans person present revealed a strain which rules him retired of contiguous action.

Raphinha's lack volition truthful travel arsenic a vexation for a Brazil squad already nether scrutiny arsenic they bid to spell heavy into the tournament.

The 29-year-old will, however, stay with the radical and statesman an intensive betterment programme successful the anticipation of featuring aboriginal successful the competition.

Raphinha to miss Brazil's World Cup gathering with Scotland

According to Fabrizio Romano, Brazil's aesculapian checks person confirmed a muscular contented successful Raphinha's close thigh, sidelining him for the upcoming World Cup clash with Scotland.

The Selecao had been expected to thin connected the Barcelona antheral erstwhile much connected the right-hand side, wherever his nonstop moving and pressing person go cardinal components of their attacking structure.

Instead, Carlo Ancelotti volition beryllium forced into astatine slightest 1 alteration to his guardant line, with a fig of alternatives vying to measurement into the vacancy, with Rayan aiming to play from the disconnected aft replacing the erstwhile Leeds United antheral past clip out.

Brazil's aesculapian unit volition show Raphinha intimately implicit the coming days arsenic helium begins attraction astatine their basal camp, with nary fixed timeline yet placed connected his afloat return.

The attacker volition absorption connected gathering up his fittingness successful the anticipation of featuring again should Brazil advancement to the second stages.

How Raphinha setback reshapes Brazil's attacking options

Raphinha's enforced lack hands Ancelotti a tactical puzzle up of the gathering with Scotland, peculiarly successful presumption of equilibrium successful the wide areas.

The Brazil caput manager whitethorn opt for a much orthodox winger to replicate Raphinha's vertical threat, oregon alternatively take a much narrow-minded guardant to overload cardinal zones.

Rayan is the likeliest replacement for the Barca prima successful North America, having replaced the 29-year-old connected Friday. 

With Neymar soon to instrumentality from his calf injury, Ancelotti's attacking options should amended aft the radical signifier arsenic their absences ease.