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Why Was Neymar Crying? Santos Star in Tears on Field After Philippe Coutinho Inspires Humiliation by Vasco Da Gama
Santos dismissed coach Cléber Xavier after a 6-0 loss to Vasco da Gama, leaving them just two points above relegation in a crucial Serie A battle, Vasco’s first win in six games.
- On Sunday, Vasco da Gama defeated Santos 6-0 in the Brazilian Serie A, with Philippe Coutinho scoring twice and inflicting the heaviest defeat of Neymar’s career.
- Amid a fight against the drop, Santos and Vasco da Gama entered the match battling relegation, with Santos just two points above the zone.
- Lucas Piton opened the scoring, while Philippe Coutinho scored both of his goals in the second half, and David Correa De Fonseca, Rayan, and Danilo Neves also scored.
- Within hours of the final whistle, Santos dismissed head coach Cleber Xavier, leaving them on 21 points in 15th place.
- Looking ahead, Santos visit Bahia on Sunday without Neymar, who received his third yellow card.
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With great hopes Neymar had returned to his Brazilian youth club FC Santos. But this season is catastrophic. The superstar is ashamed, the coach has to go.
Why was Neymar crying? Santos star in tears on field after Philippe Coutinho inspires humiliation by Vasco da Gama
Neymar endured something of a professional nadir when Santos were utterly destroyed by Vasco da Gama in a result that saw their coach dismissed.
By Federico Leiva, CNN en Español Things haven't been going as Neymar expected since his return to Santos in Brazil, the club where he excelled and where he managed to capture the attention of European football, but there's no doubt the former FC Barcelona and PSG striker didn't expect anything, it was to suffer a defeat like this Sunday's: 6-0 against Vasco da Gama in their own stadium. "I'm totally disappointed with our game. You have every ri…
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