Sao Paulo.- Five weeks after suffering a new injury, the Brazilian star Neymar is back to the call of Santos For Thursday’s match for the local Cup and a few days that the brand new coach of Brazil, Carlo Ancelottiannounce your first call.
The 33-year-old attacker traveled with the team on Wednesday to the city of Maceió (Northeast), where Santos will seek to bow in his favor the Third Round of the Brazil Cup before the Brazil Regatas Club, after drawing 1-1 in the first leg, a source of Santos told AFP.
“Ney” returned to Brazilian football this year after more than a decade playing in Europe and Arabia. His arrival unleashed an enormous expectation in the “Peixe”, but two almost consecutive injuries have prevented him from shining while the club sinks into the Brasileirao descent positions.
The local press anticipates that DT Cleber Xavier could give him a few minutes in the second part of Thursday’s game.
In his last participation with Santos, on April 16, Ney left the field in tears after just 34 minutes of play due to an injury in the “Semimembranous muscle” of his left thigh, according to the club.
In March he had suffered a different injury in the same thigh, frustrating his return to the Seleçao, after being summoned by the then Junior Dtive DT for the games of the South American tie for the 2026 World Cup.
New era
Brazil awaits Monday the first call of Ancelotti, first foreigner to lead the Canarinha in six decades.
The most winner of the Champions League will debut as a coach on June 5 against Ecuador as a visitor. Five days later, Brazil will receive Paraguay.
On his return to the club that saw him arise, Ney has scored three goals and has the same number of assists, but has also been involved in controversies.
During the recovery of the first injury, which marginalized him from the semifinal of the Sao Paulo state championship, in which Santos was eliminated by Corinthians, the attacker was criticized for having been in the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro and in Kings League exhibition games.
