Emotional Neymar ´ashamed´ after heavy Vasco thrashing - Soccer News

[ad_1] Neymar was left in tears after Santos suffered a 6-0 thrashing by the hands of Vasco Da Gama within the Brazilian Serie A, leaving him with a “feeling of utmost disgrace”.

Philippe Coutinho scored a second-half brace, with Lucas Piton, David, Rayan and Danilo Neves additionally scoring for the guests, who earned their largest league win in 17 years.

It was the most important lack of Neymar’s profession, whereas it was additionally the primary time Santos have conceded six targets in a single residence sport within the competitors.

As such, Santos head coach Cleber Xavier was dismissed.

“The membership thanks the coach for the companies supplied and needs him luck within the continuation of his profession,” Santos stated of their assertion.

Santos did hit the woodwork by means of Alvaro Barreal at 1-0 down, however in any other case failed to put a glove on Vasco, who scored with six of their 9 pictures on the right track, and massively outperformed their 2.0 anticipated targets (xG).

“I’m ashamed. I’m completely dissatisfied with our efficiency,” Neymar stated after the sport.

6 – Neymar sofreu a maior derrota de sua carreira (6×0 para o Vasco). Além disso, foi a primeira vez que o Santos tomou seis gols como mandante em uma partida de Primeira Divisão. Acachapante. pic.twitter.com/vm3aKq3e6a

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“The followers have each proper to protest, clearly, with out utilizing violence. But when they wish to curse and insult, they’re of their proper.

“It’s a sense of utmost disgrace. I’ve by no means skilled this in my life. Sadly, it occurred.

“The tears have been from anger, from all the things. Sadly, I can’t assist in each method. Anyway, it was complete s***, that’s the fact.”

Xavier managed simply 15 video games in command of Santos, having been introduced in on the finish of April, and gained simply 5 of these matches (D4 L6).

Santos are simply two factors and locations above the relegation zone following this defeat, only one place above Vasco, who moved out of the underside 4 with this victory.