Santos vs Botafogo: Neymar plays for 52 minutes on birthday in return from ACL injury

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Neymar is fouled by Botafogo-SP's Alisson Cassiano during his debut lucifer for Santos FC, successful a Sao Paulo league shot match, successful Santos, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo)

Neymar amazed himself aft playing for 52 minutes for Santos against Botafogo successful what was the Brazil star’s comeback from an ACL country with his aged club.

Despite peppering the Botafogo extremity with shots, Neymar did not people connected his day arsenic the Santos vs Botafogo crippled ended successful a 1-1 draw. The Associated Press reported that erstwhile the last whistle was blown successful the Santos vs Botafogo game, players from the visiting squad raced to instrumentality pictures with the star.

“I near present astatine property 21, I travelled the world, made past successful the clubs I played for. This (taking pictures with rivals) is the respect I get backmost home,” helium gushed.

The 33-year-old striker’s comeback to shot attracted 20,000 fans to the Vila Belmiro Stadium connected Wednesday. Neymar has signed a six-month declaration with Santos, which helium said could beryllium extended.

“I request much minutes, much matches. I americium not 100%, but I didn’t expect to tally arsenic overmuch arsenic I did tonight. I volition beryllium overmuch amended three, 4 games from now,” Neymar told journalists successful Brazil aft the game.

Why is Neymar not wearing No 11 jersey

He came astatine half-time for Santos, replacing Gabriel Bontempo aft the break.

The striker is resurrecting his vocation astatine his ain stomping crushed aft Saudi Arabia nine Al-Hilal terminated his declaration by communal consent six months early. Signed with overmuch pomp by Al-Hilal, Neymar managed to play conscionable 7 matches for the Saudi Pro League nine since September 2023, acknowledgment to his ACL wounded which sidelined him for a twelvemonth until October.

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While Neymar did not people for Santos, Tiquinho Soares scored from the punishment spot successful the 38th infinitesimal to springiness the squad a pb but Alexandre Jesus equalized with a header successful the 67th minute.

The Brazil prima played 225 matches for Santos wherever helium scored 138 goals and racked up six titles astatine the club.

As promised, Neymar did not deterioration the No. 11 that was his during his archetypal spell from 2009-13; helium had Pelé’s No. 10.

Neymar was the astir costly subordinate successful shot past erstwhile helium transferred from Barcelona to PSG for 222 cardinal euros (then $262 million) successful 2017. He was sold to Al-Hilal successful 2023 for 90 cardinal euros ($94 million).

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