Vojvoda laments Neymar’s injury at Santos: “We’ve lost our leader” | OneFootball

After Santos’ 1-0 victory over São Paulo this Sunday, in the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship, coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda lamented Neymar’s injury. The attacking midfielder watched the San-São from one of the boxes at Vila Belmiro.

“We lost Neymar, our leader, our flag. We have to keep an eye on him. He is a very important player for us. We have to stick together at this moment. I saw him very happy before he got injured. He had no problems. These are things that happen in life and in football. We have to monitor him,” he declared.

Besides Neymar, Peixe has another concern. Victor Hugo left the classic still in the first half with pain in the adductor muscle of his right thigh.

“Victor Hugo was in pain after the Galo match. He said he was fine, but felt a slight pain. We’ll wait for the test results. These are players we need to recover. But we have a squad that must be ready to step in,” Vojvoda concluded.

Neymar sidelined at Santos

Neymar watched the match alongside friends and his family, including his wife Bruna Biancardi and their daughter, Mavie. He is absent from Peixe due to an injury to the rectus femoris muscle of his right thigh. The problem occurred during last Thursday’s training session.

Santos has not announced a recovery timeline, but the expectation is that he will be sidelined for about a month. Without the number 10, Rollheiser is fulfilling the team’s playmaker role.

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Standings situation

With the win over São Paulo, Santos gets a breather in the fight against relegation. The club jumped to 14th place, with 26 points, four more than Vitória, who are the first team in the relegation zone.

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