A rare Neymar in his career appeared last night, after his Santos suffered the biggest defeat of his career: 6-0 to Vasco da Gama, a team where Philippe Coutinho plays, who scored twice. Neymar left the field crying and covering his face in shame, in front of fans who booed and harshly criticized their players.
This was the deepest defeat not only for Neymar, but also in the history of Santos.
"A shameful match," the number 10 himself commented on social media. Before that, the heaviest defeat in Neymar's career was a 4-0 defeat to PSG in 2017, when he was playing for Barcelona.
The 6-0 defeat to Vasco da Gama is also Santos' most negative record, which subsequently decided to fire coach Cleber Xavier.
"I am totally disappointed with our game. You have every right to protest, but without violence. However, you have the right to insult us. It is a feeling of great shame. Never in my life had such a thing happened to me," the former Barcelona and PSG player told reporters.
The sight that summed up all this humiliation was the hug that Vasco da Gama coach, former Brazilian national team coach Fernando Diniz, was forced to give at the end of the match to a devastated Neymar, who left the field in tears and covering his face with his jersey.