Santos scored the winning goal for Botafogo after Neymar was sent off; see the star’s apology
Neymar spoke out in a post on Instagram stories after being sent off for a handball goal in the second half of the match between Santos 和 Botafogo, at Vila Belmiro, for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship, this Sunday (1/6). The number 10 took the blame for Peixe’s 1-0 defeat to Glorioso.
The winning goal for the black and white team from Rio de Janeiro was scored by forward Arthr a few minutes after the attacking midfielder was sent off. In addition, Neymar blasted the referee – not for the second yellow card and the sending off, but for the first card, which he received in the first half for kicking defender Jair in the shin after losing the ball in Santos’ attack.
“Forgive me, I made a mistake…” Neymar apologizes after being sent off: “You can put it on my account…”
What Neymar said:
“Sometimes the desperation to score a goal makes us make mistakes…
I want to apologize to my teammates and also to the fans!
I made a mistake, forgive me!!
Today, if I hadn’t been sent off, I’m sure we could have gotten the 3 points…
Congratulations to the team for today’s game!
You can put these 3 points on my account!!! Note: I really have to give a second yellow card, but the referee is messing around with the first one, I made a foul and I’m already getting a yellow card…
There are so many bad referees, huh… omg
That’s just my opinion… please don’t punish me anymore (laughs)”
