Neymar stronger than pain, goal with broken meniscus

Not even a ruptured meniscus stopped Neymar, who returned to the field by signing a crucial victory for his Santos side, fighting not to be relegated in the Brazilian league finale.

The injury suffered in the past few days seemed to have written the final word on his season and, almost as a result, on the hopes of the historic team that was also Pelé’s.

Neymar, however, did not give up and despite the medical staff’s advice to the contrary, he decided to take the field to make a contribution to the cause at this delicate time.

The’former Barcelona and Psg striker didn&#8217t just play but also signed the first goal of Santos&#8217s 3-0 win over Sport de Recife, for three points that allowed Santos to get out of the relegation zone when there are still two days left.