On October 17, 2023, Neymar suffered a terrible injury in a match between Brazil and Uruguay as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The Brazilian tore his anterior cruciate ligament and damaged his meniscus, which excluded him from the game for over a year. The 32-year-old was famous mainly for his betrayals and live broadcasts of computer games and poker. Now you will finally be able to hear about his on-field exploits again.
– What I love most in life is football. I suffer every day that I am away from her. The most important things in life are family, friends and football. Now I'm coming back from injury and it will be the same, Neymar said in a recent interview for NR Sports and cried in front of the camera. He also admitted that the last few months were the worst period in his life.
Neymar returned to the pitch. He waited 369 days for this
Fortunately, the most difficult time for Neymar has passed and officially ended on Monday, October 21. The Brazilian returned to the field after a year and four days in the 77th minute of the match between Al-Ain FC and Al-Hilal in the Asian Cup. Champions League. Former player FC Barcelona and PSG replaced Nasser Al Dawsari.
Just before entering the pitch, Neymar did not hide his childish joy. The coaches motivated him and he crossed the sideline with a smile. In the meantime, the broadcasters showed his family who also enjoyed this moment.
During 13 minutes in the square Neymar games he even had a chance to score a goal, but his double action with Aleksandar Mitrovic ended with the Brazilian's shot missing. However, it can be assumed that it was not the goal but the return to the field that was most important for the 32-year-old.
Al Hilal won crazy game result 5:4 and after three rounds of the Asian Champions League, he has full points, thanks to which he leads the table. Now Neymar will have the opportunity to appear on the pitch again on October 26 in the league match against Al-Taawon.