Overview

• Vasco da Gama routed FC Santos 6-0 at the Vila Belmiro, marking the largest defeat of Neymar’s professional career
• Neymar broke down in tears on the pitch and publicly labeled the performance “a disgrace” upon full-time
• FC Santos announced the dismissal of coach Cléber Xavier via X just hours after the humiliating loss
• The defeat plunged Santos to 15th place in the Série A, intensifying the club’s fight against relegation
• Former Bayern and Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho scored twice to spearhead Vasco’s dominant victory