Neymar akhirnya menanggapi kontroversi seputar insiden fisiknya dengan rekan setimnya yang lebih muda, Robinho Junior, dengan menyampaikan permintaan maaf secara terbuka setelah laga terakhir Santos di Copa Sudamericana. Bintang Brasil itu mengakui bahwa ia kehilangan ketenangannya saat berhadapan dengan remaja tersebut dalam sesi latihan yang memanas pada akhir pekan lalu.
Ketegangan di Santos telah mencapai puncaknya setelah terjadi insiden perkelahian fisik antara Neymar dan Robinho Jr. dalam sesi latihan pada hari Minggu. Perwakilan sang penyerang muda dilaporkan kini menuntut permintaan maaf resmi secara terbuka dari legenda Brasil tersebut, sambil mengancam akan memperbesar masalah ini di tengah upaya klub yang kesulitan menangani dampaknya.
Santos secara resmi telah membuka penyelidikan internal menyusul insiden pertengkaran sengit di lapangan latihan antara bintang dunia Neymar dan pemain muda berbakat Robinho Jr. Insiden tersebut, yang dilaporkan bermula dari perselisihan seputar taktik sepak bola dan berujung pada aksi kekerasan fisik, telah menimbulkan kegemparan di lingkungan klub Brasil tersebut.
Ikon Brasil, Cafu, secara mengejutkan menyatakan bahwa Neymar secara teknis lebih unggul daripada Lionel Messi dan Cristiano Ronaldo, sambil mendukung sang penyerang untuk memimpin Selecao di Piala Dunia mendatang. Bek kanan legendaris tersebut, yang hingga kini tetap menjadi satu-satunya pemain yang tampil di tiga final Piala Dunia berturut-turut, meyakini bahwa Neymar yang dalam kondisi prima tetap menjadi faktor penentu utama bagi tim nasional Brasil.
Neymar dikabarkan terlibat dalam pertengkaran fisik yang memanas dengan Robinho Jr. saat sesi latihan Santos. Terjadi "dorong-mendorong" di antara keduanya, dan dilaporkan bahwa Neymar menjegal pemain muda tersebut dalam sesi latihan hari Minggu. Meskipun situasi sempat memanas, laporan menyebutkan bahwa kedua pemain tersebut telah menyelesaikan perselisihan mereka menjelang pertandingan-pertandingan mendatang.
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