Craque will lose the classic with Sao Paulo, this Sunday, for the Brazilian Championship, and should be out of the Brazilian Cup matches; for the ninth round of Brasileirão should not be available either
After recovering from an edema in the left thigh, he returned to the pitch this week, but failed to play for more than two matches before new feature in the duel with Atletico-MG, who should take it out of activity for more than a month. The injury causes, if it does not renew its bond with Santos, the star may have less than five matches until the end of his contract.
Against Atletico-MG, a new lesion was detected, now in the semimembranous muscle of the posterior left thigh. After the 2-0 win, interim coach César Sampaio had already given indications that the problem of shirt 10, which made him leave the lawn in the first stage, would be in the same leg as the 42 days of Santos this season.
“As for the previous injury, in another muscle, there was no recurrence. In parallel, the athlete will follow the work of muscle strengthening, always trying to reach better muscle rates in order to avoid further occurrences,” said the club, by note on Friday. “It is well known that these complications could occur due to the time of inactivity. It has been decided along with Staff and the athlete himself, that this recovery work will continue and, if necessary, new approaches will be taken to achieve the ideal values to return to the lawns.”
Neymar regrets injury during match against Atletico-MG (Maurício de Souza/Agif-Photography Agency/Estadão Content)
Based on the recovery time of Neymar’s last injury, which had to be 42 days away from activities, shirt 10 should return to the field in the match against Botafogo, on June 1, for the Brazilian Championship. Either as a holder or reserve. This makes him have two more games available with the Santos shirt until the end of his contract: against rival Rio, at home, and in front of Fortaleza, in Ceará.
With this, Neymar will already lose the classic with Sao Paulo, this Sunday, for the Brazilian Championship, and should be out of the Brazilian Cup matches. In addition, for the ninth round of Brasileirão, it should not be available to the coach – whether César Sampaio or another name, chosen by Marcelo Teixeira
The left thigh edema took place in the match against Red Bull Bragantino in early March. Neymar was even related to the next game, against Corinthians, for the semifinal of the Paulista Championship, but could not afford to enter the field. From the bench, he accompanied the elimination of his team after a 2-1 defeat in the neo Chemistry Arena.
The initial expectation was that he would return to the lawns for the first round of Brasileirão, against Vasco. However, due to the pace of his recovery, the return was postponed in two more rounds, entering only in the second half, of the third match of Santos in the competition, against Fluminense.
The 1-0 defeat in Rio forced OA to dismiss Pedro Caixinha. In the next game, with César Sampaio, shirt 10 returned to the starting lineup, but was replaced, weeping, after the second goal alvinegro in the victory over Atletico-MG. The striker has a contract with Santos until June this year.
There is a possibility of renewing this bond until the 2026 World Cup, but there is no hit between the parties to the new agreement. Since his return to Santos, Neymar has played nine matches, for Paulistan and Brasileirão: he has three goals and three assists, an average of 0.6 participation to Gol in his second spell for the club alvinegro.
If there is renewal, it is possible for the club to choose to leave it out until the second half, when competitions return after the club’s pause. Thus, shirt 10 would have more time available to recover from the thigh injury and return close to 100% to defend Santos.
Check out the Santos matches until the end of Neymar’s contract:
- 20/4 – São Paulo x Santos – Brasileirão
- 27/4 – Santos x Red Bull Bragantino – Brasileirão
- 30/4 – Santos x CRB – Brazil Cup
- 04/5 – Grêmio x Santos – Brasileirão
- 11/5 – Santos x Ceará – Brasileirão
- 18/5 – Corinthians x Santos – Brasileirão
- 21/5 – CRB X Santos – Brazil Cup
- 25/5 – Vitória x Santos – Brasileirão
- 01/6 – Santos x Botafogo – Brasileirão
- 11/6 – Fortaleza x Santos – Brasileirão
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
