Coluna do Fla
·03 de abril de 2026
Cuca dealt Neymar blow for Flamengo v Santos in the Brasileirão

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·03 de abril de 2026

Neymar will be unavailable for Santos in the match against Flamengo after receiving his third yellow card. Given the situation, Cuca, coach of the team from Baixada Santista, lamented losing the player for this Sunday’s (05) clash, in the 10th round of the Brasileirão.
— I think that if you look at the play, he gets poked from behind by one player, then another. In the heat of the moment, it could have been handled with a bit more understanding, but the referee wanted to act differently. He might not have needed to get that card. It would have been an important game for him against Flamengo, but that doesn’t make it any less important for us —, he said, before concluding:
— It’s a shame to lose Neymar. It happened right next to me. It could have been managed differently. He is a very important player. In two flashes, he put two teammates one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He is very important for us —, Cuca concluded in a press conference this Thursday (02).
Forward Neymar played a crucial role in Santos’ win over Remo. That’s because the number 10 had a direct hand in both goals for the Baixada Santista side. In the final minutes, the player got involved in an altercation with an opponent and ended up being booked.
The match between Flamengo and Santos takes place at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Sunday (05), at the Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover all the details of the match on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the clash.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.









































