It is with moderate joy that the Brazil celebrated his quiet entry into the World Cup against Iran this Saturday afternoon in Jakarta (100-59). Because if the “Seleção” was clearly in demonstration against a modest opposition (+21 after 10 minutes, +32 at halftime), it however lost Raúl Netoone of its executives.
At the start of the third quarter, the new Fenerbahce leader, launched on a counter-attack after an interception, indeed collapsed on his own, without any contact… In the images, which are not particularly reassuring, we can clearly see that his knee right slips away and then unbalances its support.
Unable to put weight on his right leg, Raul Neto ended up leaving the field on a stretcher…
If we cross our fingers for an outcome as positive as possible, however difficult not to imagine the disaster scenario for the player and his selection, potentially a future opponent of France in the second round… Because this kind of sequence obviously suggests a serious diagnosis, such as a rupture of a cruciate ligament or a rupture of the patellar tendon, like Victor Oladipo during the playoffs last spring.
While waiting to know the severity of this injury, Brazil holds its breath…
Photo credit: FIBA
