Neymar da Silva attended his team’s al-hilal match with his leading counterpart, which took place on the grounds of the Kingdom Arena, Sunday, in the round 20th of Saudi Professional League.
The 32-year-old Brazilian star neymar was keen to be in the stadium’s stands to support and support his teammates.
Neymar appeared in a video posted by the official Blue al-hilal team account on the X (formerly Twitter) platform from the club’s new stadium, saying: “Hello the fans of the al-hilal, I am glad to be at the Kingdom Arena Stadium.”
Al-Hilal Club beat its leading counterpart by three goals to one, in the 20th round of the “Roshin” League competition.
Neymar da Silva had recently started his treatment programme within the Saudi club’s headquarters, having previously suffered a cut to the cruciate ligament and cartilage with the Brazil team.
@neymarjr sharing his feelings after seeing you leaders 🫶🏻💙#AlHilal pic.twitter.com/5QYHsG2K5u
— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) February 18, 2024
The Saudi sports newspaper said that Rodrigo Pavia, the official spokesman of Brazil’s first national football team, confirmed that Neymar would not join the Copa America Championship, which will begin in June.
Neymar’s absence from the Copa America had become certain, as it had not been fully timed, and could return next September, in qualifying for the World Cup.