Antonio Conte allayed fears of Richarlison missing the World Cup, but confirmed he will not be available for Tottenham s game with Manchester United on Wednesday.
Richarlison suffered a calf injury in Spurs 2-0 victory over his former team Everton and was taken off in the 52nd minute before later being seen on crutches, causing concern he could face a race against time to be fit for Brazil s World Cup opener against Serbia on November 24.
In a tearful interview after the game, Richarlison told ESPN Brazil: It s kind of hard to say because it s close to the realisation of my dream.
But when questioned over Richarlison potentially missing the World Cup, Conte had an optimistic message.
The injury of Richarlison, he s [having] a scan and then we will see how long he needs to recover, Conte told reporters. But for sure against United, he s not available.
I can confirm that the player is not risking not playing the World Cup, absolutely.
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Conte was unsure whether Richarlison s fellow forward Dejan Kulusevski would be fit for Wednesday s game at Old Trafford, after the Sweden international missed the Everton match with a hamstring injury.
Kulusevski is working, we ll see, Conte added. We have to go day by day with him.
The medical department are working a lot to try to recover him, but we don t know about the game against United.
