In Neymar’s debut game, ace is celebrated with every touch of the ball, but Santos is tied in the village

it returned. Little mattered the fan who tied him 1-1. The 15,000 subjects of King Pelé present in Vila Belmiro, on Wednesday (5), went to see the prince. What was only the seventh round of Paulistan became a milestone in the history of Brazilian football. More important than the match itself, Neymar’s presence created greater celebrations than screams of goal even before the initial whistle. When shirt 10 entered for warming, Vila Belmiro shouted. The second vibration also came before the start of the game. Among the reservations, the name of the attacker was the last mentioned in the lineup by the stadium sound system. Lights off, lit cell phone flashlights. Neymar appeared on the big screen of Vila Belmiro, as a player of Santos, 12 years after the last time. He went and returned.

Indigesto guest, Botafogo did not want Neymar to celebrate a goal in his debut. The defenders and the goalkeeper of the Ribeirão Preto team made wax with each goal shot. The draw, for them, was already a good memory of the party. Neymar was expected to play 30 minutes. At 34 of the first half, however, the fans already asked for its entrance. It would be a good time, as Matheus Candançan revised a bid and pointed to a penalty to Santos. But it was not yet Neymar’s moment. The fans also asked Tiquinho Soares to charge. The new shirt 9 answered, with his first goal for Santos.

The return of the break was another goal, even if the score was still 1-0. Neymar, without vest, appeared at the exit of the tunnel. Shirt 10 officially had a new owner. Next to her, the player received the back of Diego Pituca’s hands. The first touch on the ball was in the defense field on the left side. It didn’t matter. It was reason enough for the Santos to celebrate. In an attempted Botafogo counterattack, Neymar showed off his physique. He picked up to replenish. Even the race was accompanied by shouts of “Let’s Neymar”.

Botafogo continued to defend themselves in the second half. Now, however, with another posture when having Neymar on the field. As it was in every career so far, the player has been the target of hard faults. Some stopped balls were charging their own shirt 10, but none were successful. Botafogo reacted and, in one of the few attacks, got a corner kick. In the air ball, Alexandre Jesus soured the mood of Vila Belmiro. The celebration was the same as Neymar usually, with his hands beside his face. The score was not favorable. The mood of the fans inflamed, but soon returned to calm. There was a reason to celebrate and applaud

*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Sarah Paula