Santos
Clube do RemoSantos: 77. Gabriel Brazão - 4. Verissimo, 14. Luan Peres, 18. Igor Vinicius, 31. Escobar G. - 16. Thaciano (Arão W., 71), 28. Oliva C. (Robinho Junior, 90) - 22. Barreal (Moises, 59) - 10. Neymar, 11. Rony (Joao Schmidt, 90)
Substitution: Moises (from 59); Arão W. (from 71); Joao Schmidt (from 90); Robinho Junior (from 90)
Bench: 1. Diógenes - 2. Zé Ivaldo, 98. Frías - 6. Ze Rafael, 8. Rincon T., 49. Gabriel Bontempo - 19. Diaz L., 32. Rollheiser
Yellow Cards: Thaciano 41; Rony 70; Neymar 86
Clube do Remo: 13. Marllon B., 18. Tchamba, 79. Marcelinho, 98. Mayk (Jáderson, 84) - 28. Welison Ze, 55. Zé Ricardo - 11. Alef Manga (Hernández D., 79) - 19. Taliari
Substitution: Hernández D. (from 79); Jáderson (from 84)
Bench: 97. Ivan - 2. Matheus Alexandre, 5. Andrade L. - 7. Pavani, 22. Pikachu
Yellow Cards: Zé Ricardo 5; Welison Ze 56; Hernández D. 87
Talks between the two sides lasted several weeks, but the outcome leaves no doubt
Neymar has once again come under heavy criticism following a poor performance for Santos in their 3–2 defeat to Flamengo
Santos have reportedly paused negotiations over a new deal with Neymar, citing concerns about the forward’s fitness and wage demands
Shakhtar continue their tradition of investing in emerging South American talent
The result leaves Santos 15th in the league table
Santos FC have launched one of the boldest moves in South American football in recent memory, committing to pay over $21 million to bring Neymar back to the club for just five months
As Neymar nears his highly anticipated return to action with Santos FC, the Brazilian superstar has already weighed in on who he believes are the front-runners for the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Neymar is expected to make his long-awaited return to the pitch in the upcoming third round fixture of the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, where Santos face Fluminense
