Neymar picks up another injury in second game back from ACL tear

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Neymar picked up different wounded connected Monday successful conscionable his 2nd crippled since returning from a 12-month absence arsenic Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal defeated Esteghlal of Iran 3-0 successful nan AFC Champions League Elite.

The Brazilian has only precocious recovered from a torn ACL and came disconnected nan chair successful Riyadh aft 58 minutes. However, nan 32 year-old guardant had to travel disconnected pinch 3 minutes remaining, having seemed to propulsion up aft stretching his limb retired for nan shot successful nan punishment area.

Neymar has clip to retrieve earlier his adjacent game, however, arsenic he is not registered for nan team’s matches successful nan Saudi Pro League and nan adjacent fixture successful nan AFC title is connected Nov. 25.

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a chapeau instrumentality for Al-Hilal, nan four-time Asian champion which has now won each 4 games successful nan group stage.

All 3 goals from nan Serbian came from adjacent range. He opened nan scoring aft 15 minutes, added a 2nd conscionable aft nan half-hour people and past completed his chapeau instrumentality pinch 16 minutes remaining.

Al-Hilal remains apical of nan 12-team group, wherever nan apical 8 will beforehand to nan Round of 16. It is supra Saudi Arabian rival Al-Ahli connected extremity quality aft nan squad from Jeddah thrashed Al-Shorta of Iraq 5-1 pinch erstwhile Liverpool guardant Roberto Firmino scoring doubly successful nan first half.

Earlier, Al-Wasl of nan United Arab Emirates drew 1-1 pinch Qatar’s Al-Sadd and nan crippled betwixt Persepolis of Iran and Al-Gharafa of Qatar ended successful nan aforesaid scoreline.

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