Santos defeated Agua Santa in a home match in the 10th round of the Paulista League, the championship of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The match ended with a score of 3-1.
Thaciano, Guilherme, and Neymar, who converted a penalty, scored for the winners. This was the first goal of Neymar since returning to the club. He also provided an assist during the match. The guests’ only goal came from Netinho.
With this victory, Santos accumulated 12 points and are currently in seventh place in the standings. Agua Santa sit at 15th place with six points.
Neymar returned to Santos at the end of January after previously playing for Al-Hilal since 2023. Overall, he played seven matches for the Saudi club, scoring one goal and providing three assists.
It was previously reported that Neymar wishes to have former Zenit player Leandro Paredes join Santos. Journalist Joan Fontes shared that the forward wants to return to Europe to participate in the 2026 World Cup.
