Brazil's Neymar holds his back after being challenged by Colombia's Camilo Zuniga during their 2014 World Cup quarter-final match at the Castelao arena in Fortaleza. Photo by Reuters
"Napoli regrets the injury Neymar suffered that will prevent him playing in the semi-final against Germany," the Italian club said on their website (www.sscnapoli.it).
"Best wishes to the Brazilian champion for a speedy recovery," they added.
"At the same time, the club expresses its solidarity with Zuniga, who has come under ferocious criticism and received threats of all kinds due to a foul that was unfortunate due to its consequences but not malicious."
Napoli noted that Zuniga had not been punished for the challenge by the referee of the World Cup quarter-final, which Brazil won 2-1, and had later been cleared by FIFA's Disciplinary Committee.
