Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: October 19, 2023, 07:17 IST
Neymar suffered an harm (AP)
Neymar suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee.
Brazil ahead Neymar shall be sidelined for a number of months as he requires surgical procedure after struggling a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee throughout their World Cup qualifier towards Uruguay on Tuesday, the Brazilian FA (CBF) stated.
The 31-12 months-previous went down after tussling for the ball with Uruguay’s Nicolas de la Cruz within the forty fourth minute of the two-0 defeat, holding his left leg in ache and calling for medical consideration as his group mates appeared on anxiously.
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Neymar, who signed for Saudi Arabian facet Al-Hilal in August, left the pitch in tears on a stretcher after receiving remedy for a number of minutes and an MRI scan on Wednesday confirmed the accidents.
“The striker will undergo surgery, on a date yet to be set, to correct the injuries. The medical department of the Brazilian national team … and Al Hilal are in constant contact and are aligned in the athlete’s recovery,” CBF stated in a press release on Wednesday.
Neymar’s profession has been plagued with accidents. He spent three prolonged spells on the sidelines along with his former membership Paris St Germain after sustaining proper foot accidents.
In the 2014 World Cup, he suffered a again harm within the quarter-remaining victory over Colombia, ruling him out of the 7-1 semi-remaining defeat by Germany.
At Russia 2018, accidents once more hampered his dream of successful the World Cup. Early that 12 months, Neymar suffered a sprained proper ankle that affected the fifth metatarsal in his foot.
He missed 16 video games for Paris St Germain on the finish of the 2017-18 home season and was by no means totally match as he performed via ache for Brazil in Russia till they had been knocked out by Belgium within the quarter-finals.
The ahead suffered comparable accidents in 2019, 2021 and eventually 12 months’s Qatar World Cup. Earlier this 12 months, he underwent proper ankle surgical procedure that required 5 months of restoration, earlier than he left PSG to signal a two 12 months cope with Al-Hilal.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
