Neymar shares stats and highlights performance in loss to Novorizontino | OneFootball

Criticized after Santos' elimination in the quarter-finals of the Campeonato Paulista, Neymar published performance data of the Santos squad in the match against Novorizontino and highlighted his own performance in the 2-1 defeat.

Accompanying the performance report art of the Santos players, the number 10 wrote in the post: “2nd game post-surgery… Keep evolving“.

Neymar appears in five of the six Top 5 categories defined by the club to study the players' performance in the game. These are: Total distance, High intensity, Maximum speed, Number of sprints, and Accelerations.

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In the first category, the number 10 ranks fourth, with 9,513 m covered, behind Escobar, Igor Vinícius, and Arão. In high-intensity distance, he is also fourth, with 768 m.

Regarding speed and explosive actions, Neymar was the second-fastest player (32.1 km/h), surpassed by Rony (32.5 km/h). In the number of sprints and accelerations, he ranks second and fourth, with 13 and 31 units, respectively.

Neymar in the season

In 2026, the number 10 has only played two matches since recovering from knee surgery: he came on in the second half of the 6-0 victory over Velo Clube and was a starter in the 2-1 defeat to Novorizontino.

This Sunday's match was Neymar's first among the starters for Santos this season and the only one in which he played the full ninety minutes.

However, the attacking midfielder's performance was not encouraging, as the star was one of the villains for losing the ball in the play leading to Novorizontino's first goal.

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