Santos beat Remo 1-0 at the Mangueirão and advanced to the Copa de Brasil quarterfinals. Neymar, who had come off the bench to assist Rony for the goal, decided the match would not end on the pitch.
In the tunnel, in front of Remo players, directors and fans, he danced and shouted “eliminated” over and over again. The reaction was immediate: a verbal confrontation that nearly turned into a brawl and had to be broken up right there. The club president, Antonio Carlos Teixeira, did not hold back afterward: he called him a “bum” in statements to the Brazilian press.
Outside the stadium, tensions escalated even further. According to Infobae, a group of fans surrounded and shook the vehicle carrying Neymar, and military police had to use tear gas to clear a path for him. Another chapter in the list of controversies involving a player who continues to make headlines off the pitch.