Messi and other star footballers show moral support for injured Neymar

Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi provides moral support for Neymar who is seriously injured. Neymar, who got injured against Uruguay in a 0-2 loss during the International duty. The Brazilian national ace striker recently suffered a serious knee injury. He received this injury while defending the Brazilian National Team in the 2026 World Cup Qualification round against Uruguay at Centenario Stadium, on Tuesday. Neymar appeared as a starter but he then had to be withdrawn in first-half injury time. The 31-year-old Brazilian Neymar even had to be carried off the field on a stretcher.

Neymar can be seen in the tears when he came off the field. This further indicates that he suffered a serious injury. This worry seems to be increasingly becoming a reality. The reason is that Neymar was then seen leaving the stadium with crutches. CBF finally released an official statement and they confirmed that Neymar had an ACL injury and would undergo surgery. Lionel Messi the former club mate of Neymar in PSG posted a story on his Instagram account. The two are indeed rivals on the international stage but Messi has played with him at Barcelona and PSG. La Pulga then provided moral support to his colleague.

In an upload on Instagram Story, Messi uploaded a photo of himself hugging Neymar. He also wrote a short message namely 'Mucha Fuerza ' aka 'a lot of strength '. Talking about Messi, the 36-year-old stalwart striker scored a brace for Argentina in their last match against Peru, beating them by 2-0. However, Messi did not feature in Inter-Miami's last match where the side ended in a draw 2-2 against Charlotte.