😱 What madness! Refereeing blunder robs Neymar, sparks star's fury
A refereeing mistake during the Santos vs. Coritiba match led to Neymar being incorrectly substituted. The error occurred when the substitution board displayed Neymar's number instead of Gonzalo Escobar's. This incident caused Neymar to express his frustration after returning to the field without permission and receiving a yellow card.
- ▪The officiating error involved a substitution during the Santos vs. Coritiba match.
- ▪Neymar was mistakenly taken out of the game instead of Gonzalo Escobar.
- ▪Neymar returned to the field without the referee's permission and was shown a yellow card.
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