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Brazil's Neymar Replaced by Philippe Coutinho vs. Nigeria with Apparent Injury

Bleacher Report | October 13, 2019

Related Topics: Brazil, Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Nigeria, National Stadium, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Singapore, Barcelona, Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar suffered an injury on Sunday which forced him out of Brazil's friendly against Nigeria in Singapore.

As reported by Brazilian social media, he had to be replaced by Philippe Coutinho early in the fixture at the National Stadium:

CBF Futebol

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Per AS, it looked like a hamstring problem:

AS English

Neymar off injured for Brazil after just 13 minutes against Nigeria, with what looked like a hamstring issue.

See full article at Bleacher Report