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The play that caused the probable injury occurred 18 minutes into the first half. Neymar carried the ball into the area, but did not proceed with the play. Then he left the field to receive care, even bandaging his thigh and trying to continue the game. He failed to.
At 25, he was replaced by Sarabia and went straight to the locker room.
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Neymar receives medical attention during Istanbul Basaksehir v PSG – Photo: REUTERS / Ozan Kose
Last Friday, Neymar was called up by Tite for the matches against Venezuela and Uruguay in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Midfielder Philippe Coutinho has already been cut by injury – and replaced by Lucas Paquetá – while midfielder Fabinho also left Liverpool’s game last Tuesday due to a muscle injury.
Neymar heads straight for the locker room after being substituted at Basaksehir in Istanbul vs PSG – Photo: Reuters
Check the list of players called up by Tite:
- Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City) and Weverton (Palmeiras);
- Side: Danilo (Juventus), Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras), Alex Telles (Manchester United) and Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid);
- Defenders: Éder Militão (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (PSG), Rodrigo Caio (Flamengo) and Thiago Silva (Chelsea);
- Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Arthur (Juventus), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool) and Lucas Paquetá (Lyon);
- Attackers: Everton Cebolinha (Benfica), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Neymar (PSG), Richarlison (Everton) and Vini Junior (Real Madrid).
Neymar received thigh care before trying to play again – Photo: REUTERS / Ozan Kose