Neymar returned to the pitch this Monday (21) after more than a year away due to a knee injury and almost scored a goal in Al-Hilal‘s difficult 5-4 victory against Al-Ain, from the United Arab Emirates, in the Asian Champions League.
The 32-year-old Brazilian striker came on during the game replacing Nasser Al-Dawsari, who was injured in the 32nd minute of the second half, with the team leading 5-3 due to three goals from Salem Al-Dawsari and another from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Renan Lodi.
Neymar came close to scoring on a counterattack, but Al-Ain managed to reduce the lead in stoppage time with a penalty from Soufiane Rahimi, who also scored three goals.
Al-Hilal managed to survive the long injury time while their opponents tried to equalize. With the result, the Saudi team remains at the top of the Asian table after three rounds in the league.
The current champion of the Saudi championship is also at the top of the national league.
Neymar had not played since suffering a knee injury in Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay in October last year. He needed surgery…
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