Coluna do Fla
·4 aprile 2026
Cuca blames referee for losing Neymar for Flamengo v Santos

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·4 aprile 2026

Santos will not have Neymar for the interstate derby against Flamengo on Sunday (05), in the tenth round of the Brasileirão. Coach Cuca even blamed referee Savio Pereira Sampaio for not having the chance to count on the number 10 against the Rubro-Negro.
— I think that if you look at the play, he gets poked from behind by one, then another. In the heat of the game, he could have handled it differently, but the referee wanted to act another way. He could have avoided getting that card. It would have been an important match for him against Flamengo, but it doesn’t stop being important for us -, he said, before concluding:
— It’s a shame to lose Neymar. It happened right next to me. He could have managed it. He’s a very important player. In two flashes, he set up two teammates one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He’s very important for us -, he concluded.
Neymar received his third yellow card against Remo this Thursday (02), in the ninth round of the Brazilian Championship. For this reason, the player will have to serve an automatic suspension against Flamengo.
Flamengo’s match against Santos will be this Sunday (05), at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time), for the tenth round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will therefore be broadcast by Rede Globo on free-to-air TV and by Premiere on pay-per-view.
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