The soccer player Neymar Jr was injured during Brazil’s game against Uruguay in the World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday night, the 17th. After leaving the football field on a stretcher, the athlete was seen walking with the help of crutches behind the scenes of the stadium. Now, he must undergo tests to find out the severity of the injury.

According to the website Sportbuzz, the tests should take place in the city of São Paulo this Wednesday, the 18th, and the main suspicion is that he has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Shortly after Neymar left the field, the team’s doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, spoke about the athlete’s health condition. “We did all the tests. These tests will be repeated tomorrow. These 24 hours will be important to see how the knee will respond, the swelling it will present and the imaging tests that will define a definitive diagnosis. It’s too early to talk. Let’s wait for the exams calmly, evaluate calmly, and as soon as we have a definition we will tell you,” he stated.

In turn, the football player spoke about faith on social media after being injured. “This was the verse I put before departure… ‘in his heart a man plans his path, but the Lord determines his steps’. Proverbs. 16:9. God knows everything. All honor and all glory is always yours, my God. Regardless of everything, I have faith“, he said.

Why didn’t Neymar Jr attend his daughter’s birth?

The digital influencer Bruna Biancardi revealed new details about the birth of her daughter, Maviethe result of a relationship with Neymar Jr, on your social networks. After being discharged from the maternity ward, she looked back on her daughter’s birth and spoke about the absence of the baby’s father at the time of her birth.

In one of the posts on Instagram stories, Biancardi said that Neymar was not at his daughter’s birth because he was on the flight from Saudi Arabia to Brazil and was unable to arrive in time. She said that her sister, Bianca Biancardiwas the one who was by your side in the delivery room during the cesarean section.

“In the delivery room, she was the one who accompanied me, because dad was on the flight to Brazil.“, she said. At another point, she showed a photo with Neymar Jr and talked about how he was present when she met her daughter. “Dad tried, but couldn’t arrive in time for the birth (as he wasn’t in Brazil). Even so, he was present the entire time… And then he made up for lost time and became very close to Mavie. She’s a stickler for him too”, he stated.