The tear of the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus will not end the career of the Al Hilal player
“Recovery from anterior cruciate ligament injury is well standardized,” said Dr. César Quesada.
The doctor César Quesada, from Ripoll and Prado Medical GroupFIFA medical center of excellence, assured this Thursday that the Brazilian Neymar still has “quite a future” after the tear of the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in the left knee suffered in the South American qualifying match against Uruguay.
“This is a 31-year-old footballer, who still has a lot of future ahead of him. Nowadays, recovery from anterior cruciate ligament injury is well standardized and although the times are long, around eight months“It is important to know that returning to the playing fields is perfectly possible in very good conditions,” said Quesada.
Likewise, Quesada emphasizes that it ise an “extremely serious” injury because it affects two key components within the structure of the knee: “The stabilizing element formed by the anterior cruciate ligament and the cushioning element formed by the meniscus.”
“The stabilizer it must be recovered through surgery and the shock absorber is attempted to be recovered through suture or in some cases a meniscus fragment must be removed, which represents a reduction in that shock absorption capacity,” he stated.
Neymar, who He is currently a member of the Saudi Al-Hilalsuffered a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee during Tuesday’s match against Uruguay, in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.