Neymar slams referee over card in Santos win: “Unfair” | OneFootball

Santos beat Remo 2-0 on Thursday night at Vila Belmiro and moved up the standings in the Brazilian Championship. A key figure in the win, attacking midfielder Neymar blasted the match referee, Savio Pereira Sampaio.

Neymar complained about the card he received in the 40th minute of the second half. The No. 10 took a shove in the back from Diego Hernández, got up quickly, and headed toward the Remo player to confront him.

The referee decided to show a yellow card to the Peixe star, who was already one booking away from suspension and will therefore miss the team’s next Brasileirão match, against Flamengo.

“It’s unfair. I took an unnecessary hit in the back at the end of the game. It wasn’t the first one, it was the third or fourth. I went to complain to him and immediately got a yellow. Anyway, that’s just how Savio is, right? He woke up in a bad mood and came to the game like that,” Neymar fired in an interview with SporTV.

“You couldn’t even talk to him because he would ignore you, turn his back. He’s the kind of referee who wants to be the star of the game, and he shows a huge lack of respect for the players. He doesn’t want dialogue, doesn’t want any conversation. These things need to improve. He’s the one in charge of the game; sometimes we’re going to complain, that’s football. We’re going to question things, and he needs to handle that. If he handles it this way, it becomes very annoying, very disrespectful,” he added.

Neymar also celebrated the win that lifted Santos out of the relegation zone. He provided an assist and played a beautiful pass in the buildup to the move that ended with Moisés’ goal.

“I’m happy to help my teammates. I’m going to do my job here. I’m very happy with the three points today; that was the most important thing,” he said.

Standings situation

With the result, Santos ended a four-match winless run and climbed to 12th place in the Brasileirão with 10 points. It was also the team’s first win under coach Cuca.

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