Vojvoda considered that Neymar’s reaction to the substitution “was not disrespectful.”

After Santos’s 3-2 defeat to Flamengo, Sunday (10), at the Maracana Stadium, coach Juan Pablo Voevoda commented on the changes made to the team to face Rio, mainly related to the presence of Neymar.

We were asked about the player’s situation after the substitution and not continuing the rest of the match. The coach described the moment as “normal”, ruling out the possibility of disrespect for the other players.

As for Neymar, it is logical that he would be upset, just as another player would be upset, because I am the one who decides who should leave. I consider it completely normal if he is upset. It should be like this many times, and always with respect. He said that the players want to play and want to help in this difficult time that the club is going through.

During the match, the coach made changes to the lineup compared to the previous match against Palmeiras. The main reason was the presence of Neymar as a false number 9.

– My choice was to put Neymar, in that position that I remembered, but with the escape, if he came to get the ball, we had transfers with Guilherme, who is a deep player, and Barreal and the full-backs, Souza and Igor Vinicius. He explained that I changed the strategy of facing the opponent who would get the ball.

Santos occupies 17th place, and with the FIFA data break, it is preparing to face Palmeiras in another match, now in Villa Belmiro, completing a postponed match from the 13th round. The match is scheduled to be held next Saturday (15) at nine o’clock in the evening.