Santos’s 1-0 win over Flamengo in Vila Belmiro had a clear protagonist: Neymar. Shirt 10 decided the game with a goal 38 minutes into the second half and drew praise from the red-black coach Filipe Luís, who did not hide the admiration for the former Brazilian team partner.
“Neymar is an extraordinary player, a great friend, former selection partner. It is a privilege for Brazilian football to have playing here again. A pity that today he has managed to decide the game to Santos,” said the coach.
Filipe Luís highlighted not only the attacker’s technical quality, but also his intensity on the pitch. For the coach, Neymar’s performance on Wednesday showed that he is physically recovered after the serious injury that removed him from the pitch in 2024.
“Today I saw a physically Neymar at serial level A. I saw in the duels, in the recompositions, he defending and pressing our defenders. Such a serious and serious injury has always required care for the muscle part. But he is a player who, when well, makes a difference,” he added.
With the result, Santos breathed in the fight against relegation. The result led the fish until the 13th position of the competition, with 14 points, while the red-black follows in 1st place, with 27 points, but can be overtaken by RB Bragantino until the end of the round.
