Returning to act at Morumbi stadium with Santos shirt after a 13-year-old hiatus, Neymar had a prominent performance on Monday night (4) with two goals in a 3-1 win against Youth, as a result that he took the beach team out of the relegation zone in the Brazilian Championship.
After the match, shirt 10 made a point of praising the stadium’s lawn and took the opportunity to shoot criticism against the synthetic grass of Allianz Parque.
“Playing at Allianz, for me, is impossible. Playing in society is something that bothers any player, regardless of injuries. Morumbi is very good and I feel better. I feel good in this field,” said the player, who had last played at the São Paulo stadium defending Santos in April 2012, also 3-1 against Tricolor, for the semifinals of the Paulista Championship.
The confrontation between Santos and Palmeiras at Alviverde Stadium is scheduled to take place only on November 30, for the 32nd round of Brasileirão.
Earlier this year, Neymar was one of the manifest signatories who was already against the synthetic lawns in Brazilian football.
“Worrying to see the direction that Brazilian football is taking. It is absurd to have to discuss synthetic lawn in our fields,” said the text entitled “Football is natural, not synthetic!”, Which was also signed by names such as Gabigol, Philippe Coutinho and Thiago Silva.
“Objectively, with the size and representativeness that our football has, it should not even be an option.”
Although many chairmen report that the footsteps are attached to artificial lawn fibers – which would contribute to ligament injuries – research on the subject is still inconsistent. There are a number of academic studies published the theme, with different conclusions.
“There is no scientific proof that the risk of artificial field injury is higher than in natural fields. On the contrary: recent study published by The Lancet Discovery Science points out that the incidence of bruises on football games played in artificial lawns is lower than natural field injuries,” Palmeiras said at the time, in response to the manifesto.
This study of Lancet even pointed out that the incidence of injuries is 14% lower in artificial lawn. The stable and homogeneous surface can contribute to prevention, the authors observed. What players argue, however, is that the good grass fields, as they should be in the top -notch championships, also have a stable and homogeneous surface.
