After the defeat to Corinthians on Wednesday (13), Neymar left the lawn of Neo Chemistry Arena complaining about the quality of the ball of the Paulista Championship. The classic was the star’s third game since his return to Santos and he has not yet been able to swing the nets.
In his comment, shirt 10 cited Penalty, the official supplier of the competition’s sports equipment and thickened a criticism made by Filipe Luis, coach of Flamengo, who also complained about the ball. In addition to Paulista, it is used in the Carioca, Pará, Northeast Cup and tournaments organized by the Federations of Uruguay and Bolivia.
“With all due respect to Penalty, who is the sponsor of the ball, I think they have to improve this ball a little more. The other day Filipe Luís [técnico do Flamengo] He said, and I agree with him. I think this ball is very bad and has to improve a little more to help our championship too, “said Neymar.
Last month, the Flamengo coach had classified as “horrible” the ball used in Carioca even after the victory of his team against Volta Redonda.
“What gets in the way is the ball. The mood was good, but the ball is horrible. I would like you to ask the players, the players of all the teams as well. This Penalty Ball is horrible. I had the opportunity to play with She and now I’m seeing them suffer from her too, “said Filipe Luis.
In a statement, the manufacturer countered the coach’s criticism. “It is Penalty’s practice to keep in touch with partner entities to get feedback on their products. After statements made on the last 25th, we officially entered contact, again, with federations that use S11 EcoKnit. We found that there is no negative comment Regarding the ball. There are hundreds of clubs and athletes who had contact with the product this year alone, “said Penalty.
