Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Mogi das Cruzes, 1992) has once again set off alarm bells. Let’s hope it’s just a scare, but the Brazilian, who had taken the field in the 58th minute, had to leave with thigh discomfort in the 85th minute.
The Brazilian, little by little, seemed to return to normal. On October 21, it reappeared, 371!!! days after his injury against Uruguay, in the victory of Al Hilal, his team, over Al Ain (4-5). The former Santos, Barcelona and PSG player took to the pitch in the 77th minute… but was unable to score or assist.
His second game was expected – in the League he will not be able to be registered until January due to his long-term injury – like ‘may water’. The Champions League match against Esteghlal seemed like a propitious occasion… and so it was.
‘Ney’ came onto the field in the 58th minute, replacing Abdullah Al Hamddan. He had more than half an hour ahead of him and tried to make the most of it. As soon as he left, he threw a couple of bicycles, He received a foul and confronted Niknafs. He continued doing his thing and shortly after threw a hat at Koushki.
In the 76th minute he received a harsh tackle from behind Zamani – he saw a yellow card – which could have caused this new injury.. At first he continued playing, but in the 85th minute, after a somewhat forced control that went too long, he said enough was enough. Neymar left the field on his own and Jorge Jesus opted to replace Mohammed Al Qahtani in the 87th minute.
‘Ney’ immediately put his hand on the back of his right thigh.. We insist, it doesn’t seem serious… nor does it have to do with the knee injury he suffered. He went to the bench, took off his shin guards with a mixture of rage and desperation and, after the end of the game, He returned to the field to congratulate his teammates and greet his rivals.
An injury that will surely keep him out for 2-3 weeks and that overshadowed a new performance by Mitrovic. The Serbian led Al Hilal’s victory over Esteghlal with a new hat-trick.
