Last Updated: October 19, 2023, 03:00 IST
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Brazil ahead Neymar tore his ACL and meniscus while playing in a World Cup qualifying game, his membership Al Hilal confirmed Wednesday.
Brazil ahead Neymar tore his ACL and meniscus while playing in a World Cup qualifying game, his membership Al Hilal confirmed Wednesday.
Neymar was in tears after injuring his left knee in the primary half of Brazil’s 2-0 loss to Uruguay on Tuesday.
The 31-yr-previous Neymar will want surgical procedure. Al Hilal didn’t say how lengthy he’s anticipated to be out.
Brazil’s all-time main scorer was on crutches as he left the stadium.
Neymar broke Pele’s Brazil scoring file final month along with his 78th objective for his nation in a World Cup qualifying match towards Bolivia. He added his 79th in the identical game, which ended in a 5-1 win.
“Brazilian and world soccer need a healthy Neymar, because soccer is happier when he’s on the field,” Brazilian soccer confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues stated.
Neymar joined the Saudi membership in August and has endured a gradual begin, with an damage limiting him to simply three appearances in the home league and two in the Asian Champions League, in which he has scored one objective.
He moved to Saudi Arabia from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal price a reported 90 million euros ($98 million).
After Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Al-Nassr in December, Neymar was arguably the largest title to be lured to the oil-wealthy kingdom because it makes an attempt to determine itself as a significant drive in world soccer.
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