He Saints led by Neymar avoided relegation to the second division this Sunday, after winning by a overwhelming 3-0 to Cruzeiro on the last day of the league Brazilian.
Santos was finally able to breathe easy and climbed to thirteenth place in the table with 47 points thanks to two goals from Thaciano and another from João Schmidt, after being on the edge of the precipice for almost the entire season.
With the nightmare of relegation looming just a year after being promoted to the first division, Neymar’s team deployed an intense game in the Vila Belmiro stadium, completely packed with Santista fans.
He Cruzeirowho finished the league third and who nothing was played anymorewas unable to stop the momentum of the rival, who had control of the ball from the first minute. The Belo Horizonte team showed signs of reaction only in the second half with a goal that, however, was disallowed for offside.
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Neymar suffers a meniscus injury, but still He didn’t want to miss this decisive match. and shot several times against Cuzeiro’s goal, although this time he did not achieve the dreamed goal. Despite the injuries he has suffered since his arrival in February to the team where he was born as a player, the interventions of the ’10’ have been key in Santos’ last two games.
Its balance has been one assist and four goalshalf of those he has scored in the entire league, and which were worth six decisive points. The 33-year-old forward received a tribute at the start of the match for the 150 goals scored in the Santos shirt, but has not yet announced his plans for next season.
