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28th June 2018
02:47pm BST

"Maybe it was the hotel's mattress, which was a bit more soft than usual. But [the injury] happened because he made a rotation movement and felt uncomfortable after. He could not continue in the game, because his muscles became locked up."
Marcelo's injury is the most recent of several picked up by Brazil players in the past week, as both Danilo and Douglas Costa missed Wednesday's game due to muscle problems suffered in the opening pair of group matches.
Brazil travel to Samara on Monday for their round of 16 clash with Mexico. As of Wednesday night, it was unclear whether Marcelo would return in time.
Manager Tite said: "I only know that he had a problem with his back. I know it was his back, more than that the doctor can explain. He said he locked up when he was leaving the pitch."Explore more on these topics: