Neymar, 33, lived on Sunday (17) at Morumbi stadium, the worst defeat of his career, in goal difference to an opponent: 6-0. Before, the maximum had been 4-0.
In the inspired afternoon of Philippe Coutinho, 33, Vasco, as a compressor roll, scoring five goals in the second half in the 16-minute break, went over Santos, as a result as remarkable as unexpected, as the Cruz-Maltino team was in the relegation zone of the Brazilian Championship.
Santos, who seemed to start a reaction in the championship, having won the previous two games, made one of the worst matches in his 113 -year history.
GABRIEL BRAZÃO; Mayke, Luis Felipe, Lucas Peres and Souza (Gonzalo Escobar); Gabriel Bontempo (Tomás Rincón) and Zé Rafael (Rolheiser); Barreal (Caballero), Neymar and Guilherme; Tiquinho Soares (Luca Meirelles). Technician: Cleber Xavier (fired at the end of the massacre).
It is worth noting the lineup of the fish, drowned on land in Pauliceia, which, ironically, had a Bontempo in a day of terrible time for the more than 50,000 Santos fans at the São Paulo stadium.
Santos climbed the Serra in a strategy, already used in a 3-1 win against Youth, to reinforce the bond with their fans who live in the state capital.
The image of the back of the back to the field, no longer wanting his eyes to see the unbelievable, lead to believe that the plan has failed.
I did not see if there was a cry of fans, but I saw the tearful eyes, those of Neymar, symbol of a yo-once victor, champion of the 2011 Libertadores, symbol of a claudicant saints, who insists on flirting with the bad series B, with whom he was married in 2024, divorced at the end of the year.
“The cry is of anger,” said Neymar, Captain Santos, in a lightning interview with journalists. He also said that his feeling was of shame and that everyone on the team should “put their heads on the pillow” to reflect on “playing this kind of game with the Santos shirt.”
It is true for yourself, because you sleep at night, head on the pillow, it would not be an easy task for any player after the afternoon nightmare.
A consolation for Neymar, he is not alone in the list of Brazilian stars who bitter by the same score. Always before the age of the Brazilian’s running points, which began in 2003.
In the 2002 Brazilian Championship, in the same Morumbi, Sao Paulo de Rogério Ceni, Kaka and Luis Fabiano stuck 6-0 at Fluminense of already veteran Romário, 36. One of Baixinho’s companions in that match was midfielder Fernando Diniz, current coach of Vasco.
In the 1999 edition, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, then 19 years old and emerging for football, succumbed 6-0 for Grêmio, in Palestra Italy, against Palmeiras de Marcos, Alex and Evair, trained by Felipão.
From what I researched, other better Brazilians in the world, such as Ronaldo Phenomenon, Rivaldo, Kaka (already retired) and Vinicius Junior (active), never brought from half a dozen to zero. Neither Pelé. Nor Garrincha.
Among the best of this century, Cristiano Ronaldo has never lost as a margin thus dilated, but Messi had a day even worse than Neymar’s.
Amid the pandemic in 2020, in a game in Lisbon in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Bayern Munich won from Barcelona 8-2, without Argentine’s goal.
A great resemblance to Santos 0 x 6 Vasco? Today Vasco Captain Phillipe Coutinho, then reserves the German team, scored twice – in that game at Estádio da Luz, 15 minutes left.
A big difference? Bayern 8 x 2 Barcelona occurred with closed gates due to the risk of covid contraction in agglomerations.
There will be no fan who can say that he has seen, in person, the embarrassment of Messi. Almost 55,000 will report Neymar’s.
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