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Vasco Thrash Santos 6–0 as Tearful Neymar Sees Coach Cleber Xavier Sacked

The rout cost Xavier his job, leaving the storied club two points above the relegation zone.

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Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Santos v Vasco da Gama - Estadio Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil - August 17, 2025 Santos coach Cleber Xavier REUTERS/Thiago Bernardes
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Overview

  • Philippe Coutinho scored twice, with Lucas Piton, David Correa de Fonseca, Rayan and Danilo Neves also on target during a 16-minute second-half blitz.
  • The 6–0 margin was the heaviest defeat of Neymar’s professional career, and he said he was “ashamed” and called the team’s attitude “terrible.”
  • Santos dismissed coach Cleber Xavier within hours of full-time; he had taken charge in April and departs with 21 points from 19 league matches.
  • The result lifted Vasco out of the relegation places and left Santos 15th, just two points clear of the drop zone.
  • Neymar received his third yellow card of the season, ruling him out of the August 24 league visit to Bahia.