Santos –
Neymar finally saved Santos. The 33 year old player saved his team from the brink of relegation.
This lucky fate happened after Santos beat Cruzeiro 3-0 in the Brazilian League, Monday (8/12) WIB. Goals were obtained through Thaciano’s brace and Joao Schmidt’s goal.
The victory made Santos score 3 points and move up to 12th place with 47 points. Santos is 4 points adrift of Ceara in 17th place or the last team to be relegated.
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Neymar again played an important role in this match. Even though he was injured, the former Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Al Hilal player insisted on competing for the rest of the season.
Neymar actually shines even though his legs are ‘lame’. He was able to contribute 5 goals and one assist from his 4 appearances, which also contributed Santos won and finally now avoided the brink of relegation.
Whereas previously, Neymar was in the spotlight for failing to improve the team’s performance. Coming at the start of the year, Neymar was plagued by many injuries, resulting in criticism. However, he recovered for the rest of the season and played an important role through his goals, including a hat-trick against Juventude, earlier this month.
In total, Neymar played 28 times for Santos and contributed 11 goals, 8 in the Brazilian League. After ensuring that Santos was safe, Neymar admitted that he would immediately undergo surgery.
“I came for this, to try to help as best I can. The last few weeks have been very difficult for me,” said Neymar after the match, citing ESPN.
“I thank those who have supported me. Without them, I would not have been able to play in these matches because of this injury, this knee problem. I need to rest and then I will have surgery on this knee,” said Neymar.
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