Neymar made his season debut last Sunday (15).
And Velo Clube didn’t go easy on Santos’ number 10, who was brought on in the second half of the match that ended with Peixe winning 6-0, qualifying for the Paulistão knockout stage and relegating the team from Rio Claro.
Defender Islan was responsible for a hard tackle on Neymar when Santos was already leading 4-0.
This generated a lot of reactions on social media.
And even a post from Santos on their profile on "X".
Former right-back Léo Moura and left-back Lucas Esteves, who played for Vitória and Grêmio and now plays for Atlético San Luis (MEX), commented on the incident on an Instagram profile.
Referee Rafael Claus played advantage on the play and later gave a yellow card to the Velo Clube player.
See the details below:
Did Islan go too far and deserve a different color card?
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Neymar’s Santos will face Novorizontino – the leader of the group stage – next Sunday (22) in a single-match quarter-final of the Paulistão.
The match will take place at Jorge Ismael de Biasi Stadium.
Photo: Raul Baretta/ Santos FC.
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