Neymar returns in Al-Hilal win following 12-month ACL injury layoff
Brazil forward Neymar returned to football action in Al-Hilal’s 5-4 win over UAE Pro League side Al-Ain in the Asian Champions League on Monday.
The 32-year-old made his first appearance in over a year after recovering from a devastating knee injury that saw him rupture both the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee.
The Brazilian Legend is back 🔙
𝐍𝐉🔟💙 @neymarjr pic.twitter.com/4IX5WRvNMW— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) October 21, 2024
Neymar picked up the injury in October 2023, while on international duty with Brazil during a game against Uruguay in the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star, who is Brazil’s all-time leading scorer, has been out for 369 days, but he came off the bench in the 77th minute to replace Saudi Arabian midfielder Nasser Al-Dawsari.
Neymar joined the four-time Asian champions, AL-Hilal, in August 2023 but played only five matches before suffering the horrible injury.
Asia knows only one leader 🥇
That’s it, thank you 💙 pic.twitter.com/g16VTRqnBQ
— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) October 21, 2024
The reigning Saudi Pro League champions and league leaders will host Al-Taawoun next in the league at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Saturday.
