He complained about the pitch. Everyone laughed.
Neymar went straight at the state of the surface after Wednesday night’s game. The reaction was predictable, another superstar looking for excuses.
The scan results landed on Friday and the jokes stopped. Type 2B muscle injury, right thigh, confirmed by Santos. Two to three weeks out.
No return date has been fixed.
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Two players, one night, the same muscle
Santos went to Palmeiras in the Brazilian Cup quarter-finals and lost their place in the competition. They also lost Neymar, who limped off holding the back of his right leg.
Alvaro Barreal came off the same pitch with a type 2A hamstring tear in his left thigh.
Two muscle injuries in ninety minutes. Which is roughly what Neymar had been getting at when he spoke to the cameras afterwards, and why nobody at Santos is dismissing it now.
Santos have to cope without him again
Two or three weeks means several Brasileirao rounds with no Neymar. Familiar territory for this squad.
Muscle problems have shadowed him for years, and every comeback restarts the same conversation. He is 34 now. The recovery window is narrower than it was at Barcelona or in Paris.
Barreal is out as well, so Santos lose two starters at once, with the cup route already closed off.
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