Neymar showing 'good progress' in recovery from knee injury

RIO DE JANEIRO: Star forward Neymar remains on track to return from a serious knee injury in July or August, Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Star forward Neymar remains on track to return from a serious knee injury in July or August, Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Friday.

The 32-year-old has not played since suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus of his left knee in Brazil's 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier on October 17, 2023.

"Neymar has shown good progress and is expected to return to the pitch [after a recovery period of] nine or 10 months," Lasmar told newspaper O Tempo.

"We're not even halfway through the process and only when we are closer to that timeframe of nine to 10 months will it be possible to say when he might come back."

Neymar has already begun muscle strengthening work under the observation of medical staff at his club Al Hilal.