Neymar debuted on his return to Santos: how were his first minutes on the court

Neymar debuted on his return to Santos: how were his first minutes on the court

February 6, 2025 – 07:20

The Brazilian star dressed the colors of the club where he took his first steps. In his first stage, he played 225 games and scored 136 goals.

After 12 years, the Brazilian crack Neymar The colors of the Santos, the club in which he took the first steps of his career before leaving for Europe. On the 33rd birthday, he entered the field of just started the second half with the 10 in the back in the match against Botafogo

The meeting ended 1-1 with an extraordinary frame at the Vila Belmiro stadium, the House of Santos, with the full stands and an enormous emotion for the prince’s return.

The first goal of the match came prison to the 38 minutes for locals. After a center of Guilherme, the ball gave in the hand of Walisson, within the area. The referee resorted to VAR to review the play and penalized penalty: Tquinho Saores changed it by goal for 1-0. Neymar celebrated it from the substitute bank.

However, the most anticipated moment came only in the second half when the star entered the playing field with the 10 on the back to replace Bontempo His last match with the club had been on May 26, 2013, before emigrating to Barcelona.

His return had everything: at 10 seconds he suffered a ball in the genitals, He received several kicks and also scored a left -handed goal.

Despite the exaltation of the fans for Neymar’s return, the game did not have the best outcome for the premises. At 21 minutes of the second part Botafogo turned the goal of the draw thanks to a header from Alexandre de Jesús after a corner.

Neymar’s successful step by Santos

In this way, Santos matched in Neymar’s return. The Brazilian star returned home, where he previously played 225 games and scored 136 goals, in addition to winning a Libertadores, a Cup of Brazil, three Paulistas and a recopa. The 33 -year -old striker -who has not played a complete match since October 2023 following the serious injuries he suffered- He began his new cycle in the Peixe, where he will seek to meet his best version.

Source: Ambito

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