Neymar furious as he is wrongly substituted
Neymar expressed his anger after being substituted incorrectly during Santos' 3-0 loss to Coritiba. The incident occurred as he was receiving treatment for a calf injury, leading to confusion over the substitution. Santos later confirmed that the fourth official made an error, stating that Gonzalo Escobar should have been the one substituted instead of Neymar.
- ▪Neymar was substituted in the 65th minute during a match against Coritiba.
- ▪He was upset because he believed the wrong player was taken off the field.
- ▪Santos confirmed the substitution error via social media, citing television coverage as evidence.
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Neymar furious as he is wrongly substitutedImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Neymar is Brazil's all-time leading scorerPublished20 minutes agoNeymar was involved in a furious row with officials after Santos claimed the forward had been wrongly substituted in their 3-0 defeat by Coritiba.The 34-year-old was looking to impress a day before Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti names his squad for this summer's World Cup.However, he was substituted after 65 minutes for Robinho Jr when the fourth official held his number 10 up as Neymar was temporarily off the pitch to receive treatment on a calf injury.It seemed Gonzalo Escobar should have been the player to make way and Neymar was yellow carded after trying to come back onto the pitch.He then snatched the substitution slip from the…
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