Brazilian football star Neymar has blasted the groundsmen of Santos FC after he got injured playing against Palmeiras, citing the “shitty” works done on the pitch.
The 34-year-old Brazilian football player took out his frustrations on the gardeners on his Instagram “stories” after injuring his thigh in the quarter-finals match between the teams Santos and Palmeiras, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
🚨Neymar couldn’t believe how many times he’d been fouled in the opening 10 minutes pic.twitter.com/wiiFPnuTaC
— Polymarket Sports (@PolymarketSport) September 3, 2026
A comissão do Santos foi burra aqui, nem se pelé estivesse na vila o Santos conseguiria virar contra o palmeiras.
Neymar lesionou e agora pode ficar sem jogar o brasileirão (onde Santos precisa realmente dele) pic.twitter.com/zbMA8zwDod
— Luan LADO 🅱️ (@Enejota87) September 3, 2026
Neymar was injured near half-time when he got a muscle injury in his thigh. Neymar went into the dressing room with tears after feeling pain in his thigh and was eventually substituted by Rony.
Santos confirmed the injury in a statement on social media, citing a type 2B muscle injury in the anterior rectus of his right thigh.
O atleta Neymar Júnior passou por exames hoje (4/9). Os resultados indicaram uma lesão muscular tipo 2B no reto anterior da coxa direita, durante a partida da última quarta-feira.
O atleta Álvaro Barreal, também no jogo de quarta-feira, sentiu a região posterior da coxa… pic.twitter.com/z5Rake8N8U
— Santos FC (@SantosFC) September 4, 2026
‘”I wanted to congratulate the person in charge of the Vila Belmiro pitch. Yesterday it was the worst turf Vila has ever had, full of bumps, because they carried out decompaction one day before the match. Incredible!”, he shared indignantly.’
‘Neymar stressed that “besides playing against the opponent, we play against the pitch… and on top of that we have to make more effort when starting and stopping during the run because the ground is uneven”.
“It was no coincidence that three players suffered discomfort in the first half… Congratulations… a shitty job”, he stated.
Regarding the state of his injury, Neymar clarified that “unfortunately I felt discomfort in my thigh; I will undergo tests and I hope it is nothing. We keep our heads held high and remain focused on the process.”
