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Neymar was inconsolable as Santos suffered a 6-0 defeat to Vasco da Gama. It was the largest lack of Neymar’s career (Image through Getty Images & X/Screengrab)

Neymar Jr endured a moderately troublesome second of his career thus far on Sunday as Santos had been humiliated 6-0 by Vasco da Gama in the Brazilian Serie A, a consequence that left the ahead in tears at full-time and value head coach Cléber Xavier his job. The 33-year-old, who rejoined Santos earlier this yr, was left distraught after the ultimate whistle. He was visibly emotional on the pitch and needed to be consoled by members of the teaching workers. “I’m ashamed. I’m totally disappointed with our performance. The fans have every right to protest, obviously without using violence … But if they want to curse and insult, they’re in their right,” Neymar mentioned after the defeat . “It’s a feeling of extreme shame. I’ve never experienced this in my life. Unfortunately, it happened. The tears were from anger, from everything. Unfortunately, I can’t help in every way. Anyway, it was total s*** that’s the reality,” he added. The defeat, the heaviest in Neymar’s career, got here in a high-stakes conflict in opposition to fellow relegation rivals. Vasco surged forward early via Lucas Piton earlier than Philippe Coutinho, Neymar’s Brazil teammate, struck twice in the second half. Further targets from David Correa De Fonseca, Rayan and Danilo Neves sealed their destiny. While the consequence lifted Vasco out of the relegation zone, Santos slipped dangerously nearer to it, caught on 21 factors in fifteenth place. Neymar’s frustrations had been made worse as he collected his third yellow card of the marketing campaign, ruling him out of the subsequent match in opposition to Bahia.

Head coach Cléber Xavier was sacked by the membership’s board proper after the sport. Santos are actually solely two factors away from the relegation zone.