Neymar’s unusual expulsion in Santos’s defeat against Botafogo

Neymar added a new disappointment in Santos: was expelled by scoring a goal with your hand And his team lost to Botafogo by him Brasileiraocontest in which it is in the descent zone.

The incidence took place at 29 minutes of the second half, after goalkeeper John clear a center of Álvaro Barreal. At that time, the Brazilian star threw herself forward to try to score and pushed the ball to the bottom of the net with her hand.

Ney He received a yellow card for the infraction and was expelled by referee Davi de Oliveira Laceda, because he had already been admonished on the end of the first half for a foul to Jair.

This Sunday was the thirteenth expulsion in Neymar’s career -the sixth in the Peixe -but the first since December 2022, when he played on PSG. The former Barcelona and Al-Hilal had returned after an injury on May 22, the day in which the Alvinegro lost to penalties against CRB and remained eliminated from the Brazilian Cup.

The situation for Santos, led by Cléber Xavier, was worse from the red card, because 10 minutes later Artur scored the only goal of the game and gave the victory to Fogao, current champion of Brazil and America.

With this defeat, The Peixe, who once again used the remembered celestial shirt, is in a descent zonewith 8 points on 11 dates. Neymar’s return took place, precisely, after the first (and unique) season of the club in series B.

Was it Neymar’s last game in Santos?

Ney might not wear Santos’s shirt again, since His contract ends on June 30 And the club only has one more match of the Brazilian scheduled until that date, next Thursday on Fortaleza court.

Then, the Brazilian championship enters recess until mid -July, when the Club World Cup that will play Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo ends.

The expected return of the star was at the beginning of the year, after an irregular stage in Saudi football, full of injuries, and with a contract until the middle of the year. After the aforementioned party against CRB, Ney was blunt when asked about his future: “I don’t know yet, I don’t know.”

The leadership of Santos, the club in which it was formed and announced globally, works to renew him to the 2026 World Cup, but the player, who will seek to go to the North American World Cup but this time was not summoned by Carlo Ancelottihe still did not solve what will be of his career.

From his return to the Paulista cast, Neymar accumulates 12 games and 3 goals in Santosincluding an Olympic, and now an expulsion. In its first stage (2009-2013), absolutely successful, there were 235 games, 136 goals and 69 assists, in addition to six titles, including the Conmebol Libertadores 2011.