Neymar suffered one other damage on Monday, simply his second match again after a 12-month hiatus, as Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia triumphed 3-0 over Iran’s Esteghlal within the AFC Champions League Elite.
The Brazilian star had not too long ago returned from a torn ACL and was substituted in after 58 minutes.
However, with simply three minutes left on the clock, the 32-year-old ahead needed to depart the pitch, showing to tug a muscle whereas stretching for the ball within the penalty space.
Neymar has time to recuperate earlier than his subsequent sport, as he’s not registered for the group’s matches within the Saudi Pro League, and the subsequent fixture within the AFC competitors is on Nov. 25.
Aleksandar Mitrović scored a hat trick for Al-Hilal, the four-time Asian champion, which has now received all 4 video games within the group stage. All three targets from the Serbian got here from shut vary.
He opened the scoring after quarter-hour, added a second simply after the half-hour mark, and accomplished his hat trick with 16 minutes remaining.
Al-Hilal stays on the prime of the 12-team group, the place the highest eight will advance to the Round of 16.
It is forward of Saudi Arabian rival Al-Ahli on objective distinction after the group from Jeddah thrashed Al-Shorta of Iraq 5-1, with former Liverpool ahead Roberto Firmino scoring twice within the first half.
Earlier, Al-Wasl of the United Arab Emirates drew 1-1 with Qatar’s Al-Sadd, and the sport between Persepolis of Iran and Al-Gharafa of Qatar led to the identical scoreline.
Source: www.dailysabah.com