That man is alive!? Neymar scores a late winner to beat Flamengo (VIDEO)
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Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 17.07.25. | 11:03
The former Barcelona and PSG star decides the derby with his first goal of the season after returning from the horrible injury
Do you remember the guy? He was one of the best football players in the world for some time due to his unparalleled technique and almost unprecedented skills.
However, various pleasures and a couple of severe injuries prevented Neymar Jr from reaching the heights of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain striker returned to his homeland and his boyhood club, Santos FC, but a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last October left him out of action for quite some time.
🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗬𝗠𝗔𝗥 🇧🇷 𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗨𝗥 𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗖 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗦 !!! ⚽️🤍🖤
— Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) July 17, 2025
𝗜𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗧 𝗟𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗗𝗘 𝗟𝗔 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗔̀ 𝗟𝗔 𝟴𝟱𝗲 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗔̀ 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗢 🤩
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Thankfully, the 33-year-old has returned to the pitch and made sure we hear about him for nothing but an impressive reason.
Neymar struck late last night as Santos clinched a 1-0 home win over leaders Flamengo in Brazil's Serie A championship.
He broke the deadlock in the 84th minute with a stunning goal as he turned smoothly to fire it into the far corner.
It was Neymar's first goal in the ongoing Serie A, with just three starts.
"I want to play 90 minutes of every game," Neymar said after the match. "I want to be better physically but that takes time, both in terms of playing and training."
🚨A new milestone for Neymar Jr:
— Brasil Football 🇧🇷 (@BrasilEdition) July 17, 2025
- 732 games
- 443 goals
- 257 assists
700 career goal involvements 🥶🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/vcmnxlDav9
Neymar admitted he remains some way off recapturing his best form.
"My body is still adapting, getting used to everything again," said Neymar.
"It's not easy to deal with the injury I had. I'm very happy to be able to contribute in every way, both attacking and defending. I'm not 100%, but I'm getting better all the time," he added.
Despite the important victory, Santos are still 13th in the 20-team standings with just 14 points, which is 13 less than the league-leader Flamengo.
"Flamengo, in my opinion, is the best team in the league," Neymar said. "Tactically, they are very good; they defend and attack very well. They have very high-quality players.
"Today, we showed that we can be better than our current league position suggests. It's a fresh start for us. We had time to work. We showed that we can compete with any team in the competition."
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