Neymar looked distressed on the bench after being forced to exit the pitch early through injury.
The 30-year-old played 80 minutes for Brazil in their opening World Cup match before being substituted. His side were already leading 2-0 thanks to a brace from Richarlison.
Nemanja Gudelj lunged into the forward with a rough tackle in the 48th-minute that resulted in the Serbian recieving a yellow card. The contact looked excruciating for Neymar.
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Despite carrying on, the Paris Saint-Germain star was replaced by Gabriel Jesus later in the second half after going down unable to continue. He looked emotional on the bench after sustaining a painful issue, which may rule him out of Brazil’s forthcoming matches.
