Published: 19 October 2024
Neymar is on the verge of returning to the field after a year, but
there are also complications
The question is for Brazil fans. Do you remember the day of October 18 last year? Brazil lost 2-0 against Uruguay in the World Cup Qualifier that morning Bangladesh time. What else do you remember about that match? Yes, Neymar's injury! Neymar left the field crying on a stretcher after injuring his left knee. After that, he could not return to the field. A year passed in between. Yesterday marked one year since Neymar's injury.
The good news came exactly one year later. Jorge Jesus, the coach of Neymar's club Al Hilal, said the Brazil forward will likely return to the field next Monday. Al Hilal will face Al Ain in the AFC Champions League match that day. Jesus did not guarantee Neymar's performance in this match. However, he said about a possibility yesterday, 'Today (yesterday) is one year since Neymar's injury. He has fully recovered medically and has also joined the practice. If everything is positive in the next two days, he will be included in the team's next match.
Al Hilal has yet to register Neymar in the Saudi Pro League. The Saudi club managed to register him only for the AFC Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Neymar's last match for Al Hilal was in October last year against Nasaji Mazandaran in the AFC Champions League. Neymar returned to training at Al Hilal last month after recovering from an injury in Brazil's jersey that same October.
Neymar was injured in the 43rd minute of that match against Uruguay. In addition to the ACL injury in the left knee, two menisci were also damaged. Brazil has seen 6 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses in 14 matches without Neymar. Neymar made his debut in the famous yellow jersey in 2010. Since then, the five-time world champions have not had Neymar in 62 of Brazil's 192 matches. Brazil's success rate is 78.6 percent with Neymar on the field and 63.9 percent without Neymar.
Many are also waiting to see Neymar return to the jersey of Brazil. This year, Brazil will play two matches in November in World Cup qualifiers. Brazil's opponent is Venezuela on November 15. Darival Junior's team will face Uruguay on November 20. The Brazilian media "Globo Sport" reported that the team management has plans to return Neymar with these two matches in front. But before that, Neymar must return to the field for Al Hilal.
In other words, Neymar will get a chance to play a match for Al Hilal before returning to the Brazilian jersey. There is also a condition that only if everything is positive, Al Hilal can include Neymar in the squad against Al Ain. Al Hilal's next match in the AFC Champions League is on November 4 after facing Al Ain. Brazil's team for the two matches in November is likely to be announced before then. According to Globo Sport, Brazil could announce the final squad on November 1 after announcing the preliminary squad on October 27.
Source: Global News and news agencies
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