Santos Relegation Risk: Neymar's Potential Role

2025-11-06

The situation in Santos has become unsustainable. The team that started 2025 full of enthusiasm, with the return of Neymar and the dream of consolidating in the Brazilianis now going through one of its worst sporting crises in recent years.

When the year began, the arrival of Neymar seemed to mark a new golden chapter for the club. The idol returned to the team where he was born, just after Santos achieved the long-awaited promotion to the highest category of Brazilian football. The expectation was enormous: there was talk of competing again for the top positions and returning the lost prestige to the Peixe.

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However, the reality has been different. The results were not good, injuries hit the squad hard and collective performance plummeted. This Thursday, the blow was devastating: Palm trees victory 2-0 a Santos at the Allianz Parque, with a double from the former footballer of the Barcelona, Victor Roquewhich is going through an extraordinary moment.

The defeat was even more painful because Neymar couldn’t play. The coaching staff decided to leave him out of the squad because his physique is not prepared for the demands of a synthetic field like that of the Allianz Parque.

With that result, Santos fell into the red relegation zone. Vitoria won 1-0 at International of Porto Alegre and reached 34 points, surpassing Peixe, which now has only 33 points, occupying the last place that leads to Serie B.

The situation is critical: Brazilian He only has seven days left, and Santos He needs a miracle to stay in the elite. The upcoming rivals do not let up and the calendar looks relentless.

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The team must visit the Flemish at the Maracaná, he will receive his own Palm trees in Vila Belmiro in a postponed classic, and then will face Mirassol, International, Sport Recife, Youth y Cruise.

According to information from Braziland Santos loses the category, Neymar He would not renew his contract and would seek an immediate exit. The star believes that playing in Serie B would directly affect his chances of staying fit to compete in the World Cup 2026 with the Brazil national team.