Neymar complains after the penalty against Santos: ‘Professionalize the refereeing for yesterday’

Santistas also had their penalty disallowed in the defeat against Vitória in Vila Belmiro

Neymar followed the defeat of Santos for the Victory for the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship in the Vila Belmiro box. Still with the ball rolling, he complained about the officiating in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

The reason was two moves that resulted in sanctions. Just two minutes into the match, Lautaro Díaz fell in the area and referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein awarded a penalty, but retired after VAR intervention. The Santos striker fell after kicking the ground.

Turnaround in Vila, right at the start of Santos x Vitória. The referee awarded a penalty to Peixe in the first minute, but VAR reviewed and annulled the decision, Lautaro Díaz kicked the grass and ended up on the ground!

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Also in the first half, in the 35th minute, Gabriel Brazão jumped to share a shot with Renzo López. The goalkeeper slammed his knee into the attacker’s back, even after the ball had been cleared by a Santos defender. Klein turned to VAR to award the penalty, which was converted by Matheuzinho.

“We must professionalize arbitration in Brazil by yesterday,” Neymar said.

HAIR FOR VICTORY.

Look what Gabriel Brazao did.

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— Fan diary (@DiarioGols) October 21, 2025

With this result, Santos and Vitória have 31 points each, and Santos is out of Z-4, in 16th place, having achieved another victory (8 to 7). In the next round, at the weekend, Santos will face Botafogo, in Rio, while Vitória will host Corinthians, in Barradão, Salvador.

We must professionalize arbitration in Brazil by yesterday!

— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) October 21, 2025

Source: Terra

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