Neymar scores on return but gives away penalty, Santos held by Mirassol | OneFootball

This Wednesday, Neymar went from hero to villain. The attacking midfielder even scored a goal, but committed a penalty and saw Santos draw 1-1 with Mirassol at Vila Belmiro, in the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. Reinaldo scored for the visitors.

Standings Situation

With the result, Peixe remains on the edge of the relegation zone. The team is in 16th place, with 37 points, one more than Vitória, who snatched a draw against Palmeiras this evening at Allianz Parque. Mirassol, meanwhile, is in fourth, with 60 points.

Goodbye, Goal Drought!

Neymar hadn't scored a goal since August 4, when he found the net twice in the 3-1 victory over Juventude in the 18th round of the Brasileirão, at Morumbis. In other words, it had been 105 days without scoring.

MATCH SUMMARY

⚪⚫ SANTOS 1 X 1 MIRASSOL 🟡🟢

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (34th round) 🏟️ Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP) 📅 Date: November 19, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 14,317 people 💰 Revenue: R$767,026.25 🟨 Yellow Cards: Zé Ivaldo (Santos); Shaylon, Neto Moura (Mirassol) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Goals

Santos

Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinicius (Mayke), Adonis Frías, Zé Ivaldo and Souza; João Schmidt (Rollheiser), Willian Arão, Zé Rafael (Bontempo) and Barreal (Robinho Jr.); Neymar and Lautaro Díaz (Guilherme).

Mirassol

Walter; Lucas Ramon, João Victor, Jemmes and Reinaldo; José Aldo (Neto Moura), Danielzinho and Gabriel (Guilherme Marques); Negueba (Carlos Eduardo), Alesson (Shaylon) and Cristian (Chico da Costa).

How the match went

Driven by the fans who packed Vila Belmiro, Santos started the game fired up and quickly opened the scoring. Three minutes in, Lautaro Díaz delivered a great pass to Neymar, who was left alone in front of goal. Facing Walter, the attacking midfielder kept his cool and scored the opener.

Peixe remained better in the first half and created good chances to extend the lead. Walter was forced to make two saves, from shots by Neymar and Willian Arão. The best opportunity came from Barreal's feet. The attacking midfielder took advantage of a loose ball in the box and shot across goal, narrowly missing the post.

After the break, the Argentine threatened again. Less than a minute in, Zé Rafael broke down the right and tried to pass to Lautaro Díaz, but the ball went past and landed perfectly for Barreal, who struck hard for another good save by Walter.

And the missed chances ended up costing dearly. At 11 minutes, Neymar brought down Reinaldo in the box and the referee, after reviewing the play on VAR, awarded a penalty to Mirassol. Reinaldo converted and leveled the score.

From then on, Leão started playing better at Vila Belmiro and cooled off Santos, who only pushed forward again in the final stretch of the match. At 39, Robinho Jr. received the ball in the box, pulled off a beautiful dribble and shot for a great save by Walter. The goalkeeper was called into action again soon after, saving a Neymar free kick.

In stoppage time, Alvinegro Praiano pressed, but nothing was enough to break through Mirassol's defense. Thus, the match ended 1-1.

Santos' next match

Mirassol's next match

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