Neymar injured in Copa do Brasil loss to Palmeiras, may miss Brasileirão

Neymar left Santos' Copa do Brasil loss to Palmeiras with a right thigh injury, risking Brasileirão absence.

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Neymar, Santos' forward, felt a pinch in the upper part of his right leg during a Copa do Brasil match against Palmeiras on 2026-09-03 and left the field at halftime. ^[1] Lamine Yamal scored his 50th career goal for Barcelona in a match against Rayo Vallecano on September 5, 2026, at the age of 19 years and 49 days. ^[2] Neymar suffered a grade-2 injury to the same rectus femoris muscle in September 2025 during training, which kept him out for a month and a half and seven Brasileirão matches. ^[3] Santos' medical staff will run tests to determine whether Neymar has a new fibrillar tear or just muscle overload. ^[4] The article reports that the location of Neymar's pain, in the front of his right thigh, points to the rectus femoris muscle. ^[5] Erling Haaland reached 50 career goals at 19 years and 181 days old, making him the fastest player to achieve the milestone in terms of age. ^[6] Lamine Yamal has made 154 senior appearances for Barcelona and has recorded 103 career goal contributions, consisting of 51 goals and 52 assists. ^[7] Neymar reached the 50-goal milestone at 18 years and 272 days old, which is the youngest age recorded among the players discussed. ^[8]

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Neymar, Santos' forward, felt a pinch in the upper part of his right leg during a Copa do Brasil match against Palmeiras on 2026-09-03 and left the field at halftime. · El Universal

Lamine Yamal scored his 50th career goal for Barcelona in a match against Rayo Vallecano on September 5, 2026, at the age of 19 years and 49 days. · ESPN

Neymar suffered a grade-2 injury to the same rectus femoris muscle in September 2025 during training, which kept him out for a month and a half and seven Brasileirão matches. · El Universal

Santos' medical staff will run tests to determine whether Neymar has a new fibrillar tear or just muscle overload. · El Universal

The article reports that the location of Neymar's pain, in the front of his right thigh, points to the rectus femoris muscle. · El Universal

Erling Haaland reached 50 career goals at 19 years and 181 days old, making him the fastest player to achieve the milestone in terms of age. · ESPN

Lamine Yamal has made 154 senior appearances for Barcelona and has recorded 103 career goal contributions, consisting of 51 goals and 52 assists. · ESPN

Neymar reached the 50-goal milestone at 18 years and 272 days old, which is the youngest age recorded among the players discussed. · ESPN

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