Neymar Goes Off Injured Again For Al-hilal After His Return From Injury

Neymar suffered another blow in his second game back from a serious knee injury. 

The star entered the game during the second half of Al Hilal’s 3-0 victory against Esteghlal on Monday in the AFC Champions League.

However, after playing nearly 30 minutes, he experienced pain and had to be substituted.

Neymar put his hand on his left thigh and was treated on the edge of the pitch during stoppage time. The forward returned to the field after the scare but couldn’t resist a shot in which he stretched out his right leg to reach a pass inside the area.

The Brazilian was substituted in for Abdullah Al Hamdan 12 minutes into the second half. Shortly after entering the match, he found himself in a scuffle with opponent Zobeir Niknafs following a foul on his first touch.

In the 41st minute of the half, Neymar exited the field looking visibly frustrated, making way for Mohammed Al Qahtani.

Mitrovic scored a hat-trick and secured victory for Al Hilal, with an assist from Brazilian Renan Lodi for the second goal. The result kept Jorge Jesus’ side top of the Asian Champions League’s West Group, with 12 points from four games.

Since Neymar is not registered for domestic competitions, he will be unable to return to the pitch until the end of the month, specifically on November 26th, during matchday five of the Champions League.

Al Hilal will visit Qatar’s Al-Sadd. Without the Brazilian star, the team hosts Al Ettifaq next Friday in the Saudi League.