MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Neymar was in tears as he left the sector with an obvious knee damage on the finish of the primary half of Brazil‘s World Cup qualifying match at Uruguay on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old striker tripped and fell throughout a run within the forty fourth minute on the Centenario Staidum and was instantly surrounded by gamers from each groups as he held his left knee.

Neymar was carried off on a stretcher with each of his arms on his face. Richarlison got here on to switch him.

Brazil‘s medical group had no speedy replace on Neymar‘s situation.

Neymar, who performs for Al Hilal of the Saudi Pro League, was criticized by followers earlier than the World Cup qualifier due to his subpar efficiency throughout Thursday’s 1-1 draw between host Brazil and Venezuela.

Neymar made his nationwide group debut in 2010 and has 79 objectives in 128 appearances for Brazil.

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