In a game that would highlight his triumphant returnThe Neymar’s first start back in the Brazilian series a For Santos turned into a scene with silent devastation. Wearing the number 100 shirt to remember his 100th performance on rest BelmiroNeymar took the field with promise, hope and a nation look at him.
The audience buzzed with expectation as Star Attacks, finally back in the starting lineup after weeks of injuries, lined up for Santos against Atletico Mineiro. It was a crucial fixture for Peixe, rooted to the bottom of the table with only one point from their first three matchesAnd Neymar’s presence was expected to inject faith.
But then, just as the match came to life, the man who all saw began to fade from it. Just past the half-hour brand, Ex-Belona and the PSG star sat on the grass and grabbed his left thighs. The game was stopped. Stadium silent.
“Neymar feels pain in the back of his left thighs and asks to be replaced. Forward crying as he holds his hand in the thigh,” reported the match day broadcast via ESPN. The 33-year-old could no longer continue, and when he limped against the sidelines, Tears flowed down the face.
It seemed to be the left thigh:
He was replaced in the 34th minute by Rollheiser, moment after Santos had doubled his lead to 2-0 through a goal from Alvaro -Barreal. A heart -broken Neymar sat on the bench, with the leg enclosed in ice. His teammates and even the opposite players, especially Hulk, who had previously played with him in Brazil, comforted him.
Ney 😢❤
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What happened and how serious is it?
The damage is a relapse on the back of his left thighsThe same area that was side-down Neymar for six weeks earlier this year and forced him to miss Santos’ Campeonato Paulista Semifinal and Brasil’s World Cup qualifier in March.
Neymar “Be in tears when he received treatment on the pitch, eventually moved to a trolley and was driven from the field,” Noted the summary after the match from Vila Belmiro.
At the moment Neymar had to leave rest Belmiro’s lawn
This match would be his reset – his first start since he recovered from the previous injury and His full circle returns to his boy’s club After completing his contract with Al Hilal in January. But with the new setback, questions are now swirling over whether He was brought back prematurely.
Pain pattern
The tragedy in this story is not just the injury – that’s the repetition of it. Neymar’s stint in Saudi Arabia was injured by injurieslimits him to only seven performances for 18 months even though al-hilal invests a reported $ 100 million for his services. The most devastating battle came in October 2023When he got a broken acl and meniscus playing for Brazil and held him on the page for months.
When he was finally signed with Santos in early 2025, there was hope that a return home could offer calm and stability. And when he was Named in Brazil’s march group-It first dial since the ACL years-it seemed that redemption could be on the horizon.
Instead, his body vacated again. At that time, it was a thigh injury that kept him out of international service. Now, after less than 35 minutes of his comeback start, the same damage seems to have resurrected.
In the middle of heart injury, The home team got their first victory in 2025 Serie A seasonDefeat Atletico Mineiro 2-0. Ze Ivaldo opened the score in the 23rd minute, quickly followed by Barreal’s second in the 26th. But the victory was drowned in concern. The sight of Neymar that breaks down on the bench, which is treated with ice, is a haunting image for Santos fans and for Brazil.
