Alejandro Sabella shows sympathy for Neymar's back injury... but Argentina fans celebrate with spinal chord skeleton after quarter-final win against Belgium
- Argentina fans sing about Neymar's back injury as one fan holds spinal chord skeleton aloft
- Brazilian star suffered broken vertebrae against Colombia and is out of World Cup
- Alejandro Sabella claims 'football shed a tear' after Neymar's injury
- Argentina are through the the World Cup semi-finals after a 1-0 win against Belgium
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| Agony: Neymar clutches his back after going down injured during Brazil's win over Colombia on Friday |
Sabella, however, was much more sympathetic, saying: 'When I played football, I was a skilful No 10... so I like to see football played well, and I am delighted by great players.
'When a team loses a player of such great qualities, it's as if football has shed a tear.'
'One feels sad, not just as a coach and but as a spectator,' Sabella added after his side beat Belgium 1-0 to join Brazil in the last four.
'The worst thing that can happen to a player is to get injured, especially at a crucial moment of a World Cup which he has been dreaming about for so long, and working towards for so long.
'So I can well understand the sense of bitterness and of frustration that he must be feeling.
'I'd like to send a hug and say that I am with him in this difficult moment.
  Ouch: Neymay suffered a broken vertebrae after this challenge from Juan Camilo Zuniga (right) More...
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