Santos
Atletico MineiroSantos: 77. Gabriel Brazão - 4. Verissimo, 14. Luan Peres, 18. Igor Vinicius, 31. Escobar G. - 15. Arão W. - 48. Gustavo Henrique (Oliva C., 56), 49. Gabriel Bontempo (Thaciano, 90) - 9. Gabriel Barbosa (Diaz L., 85), 10. Neymar, 11. Rony (Moises, 56)
Substitution: Oliva C. (from 56); Moises (from 56); Diaz L. (from 85); Thaciano (from 90)
Bench: 1. Diógenes - 98. Frías - 5. Joao Schmidt - 6. Ze Rafael - 7. Robinho Junior, 30. Terceros, 32. Rollheiser
Yellow Cards: Escobar G. 10; Gabriel Barbosa 21; Luan Peres 31
Atletico Mineiro: 22. Everson - 2. Natanael (Bernard, 71), 4. Ruan, 13. Lyanco, 16. Renan Lodi - 19. Reinier (Cauã Soares, 71), 21. Franco A., 25. Perez Tom. (Alexsander, 86) - 28. Cuello, 30. Hugo (Mateo Cassierra, 86) - 7. Hulk (Dudu, 80)
Substitution: Bernard (from 71); Cauã Soares (from 71); Dudu (from 80); Alexsander (from 86); Mateo Cassierra (from 86)
Bench: 1. Delfim - 6. Alonso J., 14. Vitor Hugo - 8. Maycon Barberan, 17. Gomes I., 39. Cissé Mam. - 10. Scarpa
Yellow Cards: Lyanco 32
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
