Neymar made his season debut last Sunday (15).

And Velo Clube did not go easy on Santos’ number 10, who was brought on in the final stage of the game, which ended with Peixe winning 6-0, qualifying for the knockout stage of the Paulistão and relegating the Rio Claro team.

Defender Islan was responsible for a hard tackle on Neymar when Santos was already leading 4-0.

This generated various reactions on social media.

And even a post from Santos on their “X” profile.

Former full-back Léo Moura and left-back Lucas Esteves, who played for Vitória and Grêmio and is now with Atlético San Luis (MEX), commented on the incident.

Referee Rafael Claus allowed play to continue in the incident and later gave a yellow card to the Velo Clube player.

See the details below: 

Did Islan go too far and deserve a different color card? 

Share your opinion in the comments! 

Neymar’s Santos will face Novorizontino – the leader of the qualifying phase – next Sunday (22) in a single match for the Paulistão quarter-finals.

The match will take place at Jorge Ismael de Biasi. 

Photo: Raul Baretta/ Santos FC.

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