Neymar lashes out over row about his ears: «No one can stand this» | OneFootball

Peixe fell 3-2 to Fluminense and was once again jeered off, at which point all eyes turned to the star, who seemed to be covering his ears. A moment he later had to explain on social media.

Santos lost 3-2 to Fluminense and deepened its poor run, unable to find its footing in the Brasileirão or the Copa Sudamericana. After the latest defeat, at Vila Belmiro the team was jeered off and controversy erupted over a gesture by Neymar, who was accused of covering his ears. An action he had to explain on social media a few minutes later, with a touch of irony in his message.

Peixe led twice on the scoreboard but ultimately fell to Tricolor, which secured the win with a dramatic late goal from John Kennedy with four minutes left before the end. The defeat leaves the São Paulo side just one point above the relegation zone, adding to a rough start in the Copa Sudamericana, where it lost to Deportivo Cuenca in Ecuador and drew at home with Recoleta, which fielded a completely alternate lineup.

After the final whistle, the crowd jeered the team off and that is when the controversy began, as the former PSG and Barcelona player “covered his ears” before heading into the tunnel toward the locker room. A gesture that sparked even more anger among Peixe fans.

Amid the uproar, Neymar tried to clarify the situation on social media, denying that he was trying not to hear the fans and saying he was - simply - scratching his ears, in a sharp response in which he said that things had “crossed the line.” “The day has come when I have to explain an EAR scratch! Honestly, people, you are going way too far and crossing the line... It’s just too sad having to live with this! No human being can take it”

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