Neymar provided a cautiously positive report after limping off the pitch during Al-Hilal’s AFC Champions League encounter against Esteghlal. Making only his second game after recovering from an ACL injury that sidelined him for a year, the 32-year-old attacker was forced off with a muscular strain barely 30 minutes after going on as a substitute.
The injury came just after Neymar’s much-anticipated return, raising questions about his fitness. He acknowledged that medical professionals had warned him about the possibility of small difficulties as he progressively returned to full match fitness.
Neymar’s Statement
Following the match, Neymar addressed his fans on Instagram, writing:
“Hopefully nothing too serious… It’s normal after one year out for things like this to happen. The doctors had already warned me, so I have to be careful and ease into playing more minutes.”
