Neymar was pictured in tears on the Brazil bench after leaving his crew’s 2-0 win over Serbia to start their World Cup marketing campaign in Qatar on Thursday, after choosing up an harm to his proper ankle.
The Brazil ahead was subjected to quite a few fouls all through the sport by a bodily Serbian aspect and was changed by Antony within the eightieth minute after spending a while on the bottom on the Lusail Iconic Stadium following a tough sort out by Nikola Milenkovic.
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Neymar was handled with ice packs by crew trainers on the bench and was seen limping towards the Brazil locker room after the win.
Neymar was on the coronary heart of an electrical Brazilian assault that registered 22 photographs on aim towards Serbia and he arrange Vinicius Junior for the shot that finally led to the opener for Richarlison.
The Paris Saint-Germain star has struggled with accidents throughout his profession, most not too long ago choosing up an ankle harm in November of 2021 in Ligue 1. He additionally missed the tip of the 2014 World Cup after fracturing vertebrae in his again from a sort out by Colombia’s Juan Zuniga within the quarterfinals.
The 30-year-old Neymar has but to win a significant title with the nationwide crew. He helped Brazil win the 2013 Confederations Cup and their first Olympic gold medal on the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Video games.
With 75 targets for the nationwide crew, he’s two shy of Pele’s scoring file.