Overview

• Santos overcame a first-half deficit to secure a 2-1 win thanks to late goals from Guilherme Vieira dos Santos and Gustavo Caballero.
• Neymar missed a clear added-time chance with an empty net after choosing a first-touch shot over control.
• The match marked Neymar’s 250th appearance for Santos and featured his trademark double dribble past defender Fabricio Bruno.
• Following the victory, Neymar told coach Carlo Ancelotti that he did not need to prove anything in his push for a Brazil recall.
• The result lifted Santos to 14th place with 21 points, five above the relegation zone.