Rested, Neymar set to feature for Santos against Sport at Vila | OneFootball

Neymar is expected to be available again for Santos coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda for next Friday’s match against already relegated Sport, at Vila Belmiro, in the 36th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

The Santos star was rested for Monday’s match, against Internacional, due to pain in his left knee, but Vojvoda admitted that he is counting on Neymar to set up the team that will go after the three points against Sport.

“He [Neymar] felt discomfort in his knee before the game against Mirassol, and also during the match. The next day, he was experiencing quite a lot of discomfort in that knee, and we know we have games every three days. With travel, tomorrow we’ll arrive in Santos at 2 p.m., so he’s a player we need for these last three rounds. He’s going to help us, he’s committed to being our leader on the field, I spoke with him and he also felt he wouldn’t be able to meet the demands of today’s game,” said Vojvoda.

Without Neymar, Rollheiser was responsible for orchestrating the game for Santos, but was unable to make a difference, especially in the first half, when the team led by the Argentine coach was steamrolled by Internacional and only avoided going into halftime trailing by more than 1-0 thanks to a miracle.

In the second half, with the introduction of players like João Schmidt, Barreal, and Guilherme, Santos improved, managed to equalize, and played a more balanced match. Against Sport, at Vila, the expectation is that the team will be even better than it was in the second half at Beira-Rio, since it is very likely Neymar will be back.

“The plan is for him to be available for the match against Sport. Of course, I have to talk to him, I’m not in his body, I will respect Neymar’s decisions, but his commitment is to be with us and he always will be,” Vojvoda concluded.

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