🎥 Neymar scores two, but is suspended as Santos only draw with Chape | OneFootball

Santos were losing (after coming from ahead) to Chapecoense until the 43rd minute of the second half in this Saturday’s (25th) match at Vila Belmiro. 

But the penalty taken by Neymar prevented Peixe’s second defeat to the Santa Catarina side in this Brasileirão.

The 2-2 draw keeps Santos out of the relegation zone. 

But they will not have their No. 10 for the next match in the competition. 

Neymar scores, but...

Santos did not have a great first half.

Still, they went into the break ahead after Neymar finished off a one-two with Barreal. 

Then came the second half and... Chape’s comeback.

Marcinho and Giovanni Augusto were two of coach Rafael Lacerda’s bets.

And the response started after a move involving both against a defense that simply “watched.”  The first one got the goal (51').

Chape’s second did not take long. And it came after João Ananias scored an own goal (62'). 

“Asked” for the card?

Neymar had already been unhappy with the referee’s decisions in the first half.

And he “managed” to get booked in the second half.

He was fouled by Bruno Tubarão — who was cautioned — but kept arguing with his rival until he was shown a yellow card.

He was already one booking away from suspension and, as a result, will miss the match against Athletico. 

Penalty and... Neymar AGAIN!

Santos pushed hard to save at least one point. 

They started applying pressure — even if without creating real chances.

And the equalizer came after Bruno Matias fouled Caballero in the box for a penalty.

A penalty that Neymar converted (89'). 

The defeat was avoided, but there were still boos after the final whistle. 

Standings situation 📊

Santos moved to 22 points. That guarantees them at least one more round clear of the bottom four.

They will play again in the league only on August 9, when they host Athletico.

Before that, they will have the second leg against UCV and the two matches against Remo in the Copa do Brasil.

As for Chape, they reached ten points. They remain alone at the bottom of the table. 

Their next match will be on August 8.

On that date, they will face Coritiba away from home. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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