🙄 Neymar featured in just 48% of Santos' matches in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Neymar's return to Santos was surrounded by high expectations.

But the star has not yet managed to deliver the expected results due to many physical problems.

The current mission for the number 10 is to get back into playing condition after it was found that he is dealing with pain in his left knee.

The physical problems throughout the season have directly impacted the number of games he has been available for.

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So far, Neymar has played a total of 25 matches, with seven goals and three assists since February 5, the date of his re-debut.

This represents 55% of the total games played by Peixe since then: 45.

This number is even lower when considering only matches from the Brazilian Championship.

The number 10 has been on the field in 17 of Peixe's 35 BR matches so far.

He scored four goals in the Brasileirão, being decisive only in the victories over Juventude (two goals in the 3-1 win) and over Flamengo in the 1-0 win.

He missed 14 matches due to injury (see more below), was suspended for two (Fortaleza in the first round and Bahia in the second), and did not face Palmeiras at Allianz due to the synthetic pitch.

Against Inter, in the last round of the BR, Neymar was rested.

The expectation is that he will be fit to face Sport this Friday (28).

Matches Neymar missed due to injury

Three after swelling in the left thigh - 2/3

The trouble began during Santos' win over Red Bull Bragantino in the quarterfinals of the Paulistão.

Neymar was even on the bench against Corinthians, but was not fit to play. Peixe ended up eliminated.

He did not play against the aforementioned Corinthians (Paulista semifinal), Vasco, and Bahia (first round of the Brasileirão).

Six after injury to the same thigh - 4/16

Neymar returned to action after more than a month, coming off the bench in the match against Fluminense (4/13).

He started three days later, against Atlético, but was substituted after just 34 minutes.

He did not play against São Paulo, Red Bull Bragantino, Grêmio, Ceará, and Corinthians (first round of the Brasileirão) and CRB (first leg of the 3rd round of the Copa do Brasil).

Seven games after grade 2 injury to the right thigh - 9/18

The third problem occurred during training.

Neymar had gone 12 games without injuries, missed two due to suspensions, and was even targeted by Fluminense for the Club World Cup.

He missed matches against São Paulo, Red Bull Bragantino, Grêmio, Ceará, Corinthians, Vitória, and Botafogo (second round of the Brasileirão).

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