Neymar hat-trick as Santos beat Juventude, breathe easier in Série A | OneFootball

Santos took an important step towards remaining in Serie A of the Brazilian Championship. This Wednesday, Peixe relied on the brilliance of Neymar to defeat Juventude 3-0 at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul (RS), for the 37th round.

The standout name of the match was Neymar. The Alvinegro idol, who played through pain in his left knee, scored all three goals, all in the second half. This was the number 10’s first hat-trick since returning to Alvinegro Praiano.

Standings Situation

With this result, Santos jumped to 14th place, with 44 points, opening a two-point gap over Vitória, who are the first team in the relegation zone. Other results that helped in this round were the defeats of Vitória (4-0 to Red Bull Bragantino) and Internacional (3-0 to São Paulo).

Juventude, on the other hand, is already relegated, in 19th place with 34 points.

MATCH SUMMARY

🟢⚪ JUVENTUDE 0 X 3 SANTOS ⚪⚫

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (37th round) 🏟️ Venue: Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul (RS) 📅 Date: December 3, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Rodrigo Sam (Juventude); Souza, Zé Rafael (Santos) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Goals

Juventude

Jandrei; Luan Freitas (Giovanny), Rodrigo Sam and Marcos Paulo; Igor Formiga, Jadson, Daniel Peixoto (Ênio), Mandaca, Nenê (Rafael Bilu) and Marcelo Hermes; Taliari.

Santos

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

How the match went

Santos started the first half posing a threat. After four minutes, Guilherme received the ball on the left wing, cut to the middle and fired a shot that Jandrei saved. From then on, however, the São Paulo team found it more difficult to attack.

On the other side, Juventude, even though already relegated, tried to take control of the match. At 27 minutes, Taliari even managed to put the ball in Gabriel Brazão’s net, but he was offside. Thus, the goal was disallowed.

After the break, Santos tried to change their approach and be more incisive. Two minutes in, Souza was found in the box and crossed to Neymar, who headed over the bar.

With 10 minutes gone, the star did not forgive. In a good team move, Neymar received the ball in midfield and played a great pass to Guilherme, who returned it to the number 10. Facing the goal, the Alvinegro idol blasted it to open the scoring in Caxias do Sul.

And the second came soon after. At 19, Igor Vinícius led a counterattack and set up Neymar, who finished past Jandrei to extend the lead. Five minutes later, Lautaro Díaz was pulled in the box and the referee, after reviewing the play on VAR, awarded a penalty. Neymar converted, scoring his third of the night.

Juventude’s next match

Santos’ next match

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