“A shame”
Football star Neymar cries after debacle in Brazil
18.08.2025 – 07:36 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
The crashing defeat against Vasco da Gama was difficult to cope with for Neymar. The exceptional player reacted emotionally.
A bitter evening for Neymar: The superstar experienced a debacle with his club FC Santos against Vasco da Gama. The club played the home game from São Paulo 0: 6. Afterwards, Neymar was completely dissolved. The 33-year-old flowed in the tears once acted as a pelé heir. It was probably the deepest moment of his career.
After the game, Neymar said that it was “Sch …, a shame to play such a game in the Santos jersey”. The club is in 15th place in the Brazilian league, Vasco da Gama is even less positioned.
Particularly symbol: Neymar was comforted on the field by guest coach Fernando Diniz – the man under whom he completed his last international match for Brazil in October 2023. Neymar had seriously injured his knee in the 0-2 loss in Uruguay. To date, he has not found their way back to old strength.
The appearance against Vasco da Gama meant the highest defeat in Neymar’s career. In this regard, two 0: 4 bankruptcies had previously been considered a low-sport point-in 2011 with Santos in the World Cup final against Barça and in 2017 with Barça against Paris St. Germain in the Champions League. Brazil’s 1: 7 in the 2014 World Cup against Germany missed Neymar due to a vertebral break. At that time he only sat in front of the television – this time he stood in the middle of it.