Jesus predicts Neymar's absence period

Jorge Jesus, the Portuguese coach of Al-Hilal Saudi team, spoke about the injury of his Brazilian star Neymar da Silva, during the match against Esteghlal of Iran, on Monday evening, in the AFC Champions League for elite clubs. Al-Hilal Saudi team achieved a big victory over its guest, Esteghlal of Iran, with three clean goals scored by its Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic. Portuguese Jorge Jesus, coach of Al-Hilal team, expected the absence of Brazilian striker Neymar Junior from the stadiums for at least two weeks, after he was injured against Esteghlal of Tehran of Iran. Neymar entered as a substitute in the 58th minute in place of his teammate Abdullah Al-Hamdan, the striker, then he was forced to leave three minutes before the end of the original match time due to injury, and winger Mohammed Al-Qahtani entered in his place. In the press conference after the match, Jesus said about the Brazilian's injury: "The situation is not easy, he is a player who loves and is good at applying pressure in matches, and with this pressure, his knee pain may return, especially since he has been absent for a whole year due to the injury." He added: "I believe the injury is a muscle injury, and it may take two weeks. This is the minimum period, and we will see the final result after the medical examination."