{"id":293497,"date":"2023-10-19T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293497"},"modified":"2023-10-19T17:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:42:00","slug":"lionel-messi-sends-his-support-to-neymar-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/lionel-messi-sends-his-support-to-neymar-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi sends his support to Neymar on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lionel Messi sends his support to Neymar after sharing a photo of the former team-mates together on Instagram&#8230; after Brazil star suffered a torn ACL on national team duty<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Neymar will have surgery for another major injury &#8211; this time to his ACL and knee\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lionel Messi has shared a message of support to his former team-mate online\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi has shared a message of support to his former team-mate Neymar after the Brazilian ruptured his ACL and suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee, on national team duty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former PSG and Barcelona forward suffered the agonising injury while playing in his nation&#8217;s 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He now faces a race against time to recover ahead of the Copa America\u00a0in the United States next summer.<\/p>\n<p>And, following the confirmation of the injury, tributes have flooded in for the Al-Hilal star &#8211; who could well be ruled for the entirety of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the messages of support has come from his former Barcelona and PSG team-mate Lionel Messi, who shared a message via his Instagram page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/08\/76741739-12648207-image-a-1_1697700707425.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neymar will have surgery after suffering a ruptured ACL and a meniscus tear in his left knee<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/08\/76741833-12648207-image-a-2_1697700785601.jpg\" height=\"1126\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi shared a message of support to his former team-mate following the news<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old took to social media to share a picture of himself with Neymar, during their Barcelona days, with the message: &#8216;Mucha fuerza!&#8217;, meaning &#8216;great strength&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neymar\u00a0was in tears as he left the field with an apparent knee injury at the end of the first half of Brazil&#8217;s World Cup qualifying match.<\/p>\n<p><span>He collapsed after competing for the ball with Nicolas de la Cruz in the 44th minute, holding his left leg in pain and calling for medical attention as his team-mates looked on anxiously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Al-Hilal posted on X, formerly called Twitter: &#8216;The medical tests Neymar underwent confirmed the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Meniscus tear injury in his knee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He will be going through surgery and then a treatment program that will be determined later.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Neymar then took to his own page on X, formerly known as Twitter, in order to confirm the injury and issue a message to his followers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;It&#8217;s a very sad moment, the worst. I know I&#8217;m strong but this time I&#8217;m going to need my friends (family and friends) even more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not easy to go through injury and surgery, imagine going through it all again after 4 months of recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have faith, too much\u2026 But I place the strength in God&#8217;s hands so that he can renew mine. Thank you for the messages of support and affection&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/08\/76741815-12648207-image-a-3_1697700798229.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi (R) and Neymar (L) played together at both Barcelona and PSG in their careers<\/p>\n<p>Neymar only signed his \u00a3130million-per-season contract with the Saudi Arabian club a couple of months ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This summer, he completed a \u00a378m move to Al-Hilal and was welcomed by a grand ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Around 60,000 fans welcomed the Brazilian in a show with fireworks, flashing lights, and words emblazoned in the sky: &#8216;Neymar is Blue&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a major investment in a major player, but for now, Neymar is once again confined to the sidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12648207\/Lionel-Messi-sends-support-Neymar-sharing-photo-former-team-mates-Instagram-Brazil-star-suffered-torn-ACL-national-team-duty.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi sends his support to Neymar after sharing a photo of the former team-mates together on Instagram&#8230; 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