Neymar injured, off at half-time in Santos v Palmeiras 🎥 | OneFootball

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·3 September 2026

Neymar injured, off at half-time in Santos v Palmeiras 🎥

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Neymar felt a physical issue again this Wednesday (2).

Santos’ number 10 had to be substituted at halftime of the decisive match against Palmeiras in the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals.


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He started complaining of pain in his right leg during the final stretch of the first half, after a challenge for the ball with Agustín Giay. See below:

Neymar immediately signaled the problem to the bench, but stayed on the field so Santos would not have to use a substitution window.

In the final minutes of the first half, he clearly stopped taking part in the game.

Before feeling the pain, Neymar was Santos’ most involved player and was fouled six times during the opening half.

See below for reactions to yet another physical issue for the number 10:

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.


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