Neymar Crying: Santos Humiliated by Vasco – Eurosport
- Neymar's highly anticipated return to his boyhood club, Santos FC, has been marred by a stunning and deeply personal defeat.
- The match, played before a crowd of over 50,000 fans at the Estádio Urbano caldeira, saw Santos thoroughly outplayed.
- Adding another layer of complexity to the defeat, vasco da Gama's squad included Neymar's close friend and former teammate, Philippe Coutinho.
Neymar‘s Return to Santos Marked by Historic Defeat and Emotional Outburst
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Published August 18, 2025
A Crushing Homecoming
Neymar’s highly anticipated return to his boyhood club, Santos FC, has been marred by a stunning and deeply personal defeat. On August 17, 2025, Santos suffered a humiliating loss to Vasco da Gama, a match that reportedly ended in tears for the Brazilian superstar and the immediate firing of the team’s coach as reported by Eurosport.The defeat is described as a “past humiliation” by Orange News | sports.
The match, played before a crowd of over 50,000 fans at the Estádio Urbano caldeira, saw Santos thoroughly outplayed. The scale of the loss was especially devastating for Neymar, marking what several sources describe as the worst defeat of his career as reported by The Team. Video footage circulating online captured by Ouest-France shows Neymar visibly distraught, in tears after the final whistle.
A Friend’s Presence, a Bitter Loss
Adding another layer of complexity to the defeat, vasco da Gama’s squad included Neymar’s close friend and former teammate, Philippe Coutinho. The victory for Vasco, therefore, carried a particularly stinging emotional weight for the Santos star according to The Team. The match underscored a difficult day for neymar, both professionally and personally.