Neymar will undergo surgery after ACL injury

Neymar will undergo a surgery after sustaining anterior cruciate ligament injury during Brazil’s 2-0 defeat to Uruguay.

🚨🇧🇷 Al Hilal announce Neymar tore his ACL and his meniscus in Brazil's World Cup qualifier against Uruguay.

Wishing speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 pic.twitter.com/qZnG5WOyVG

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 18, 2023

The Al-Hilal forward was taken off the pitch with the help of a stretcher, underlining the seriousness of the injury.

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It was an unfortunate incident as he landed awkwardly after a first-half challenger.

“It’s a very sad time, the worst,” Neymar wrote on Instagram.

“I know I’m strong, but this time I’m going to need my family and friends even more.”

The extend of the injury is yet to be determined, but those sort of injuries usually take from 8 to 10 months of recovery.

It is another blow for Neymar, who has had fitness issues lately. The 31-year-old missed 2 games during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and has struggled with PSG in the last couple of years.

“Brazilian and world football need Neymar healthy and recovered, because football is happier when he’s on the pitch,” Brazilian Football Confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said in a statement.