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Neymar has publically apologised to his Santos teammate Robinho Júnior for slapping him during a training session, arsenic nan brace appeared to put nan conflict down them during a crippled connected Tuesday.
Santos said they had opened an investigation this week aft nan altercation betwixt Neymar and nan 18-year-old boy of Robinho, nan erstwhile Real Madrid and Manchester City striker.
“If you want an apology successful beforehand of nan press, present it is. I had already apologised to him and to his family. I crossed nan line,” Neymar told reporters aft Santos’ 1-1 tie against Recoleta successful Paraguay.
According to Brazilian media, nan spat occurred because Neymar, nan nationalist team’s all-time starring scorer, did not admit being dribbled past by his teenage teammate during a training convention astatine nan club’s CT Rei Pelé analyzable connected Sunday.
Robinho Jr confirmed aft nan Copa Sudamericana lucifer connected Tuesday that Neymar had slapped him, but said nan incident was over, stating: “Everything is resolved. It’s a business that upset maine because he’s been my idol since puerility ... I talked astir it pinch my parents and I judge his apology.”
Neymar scored Santos’s extremity during Tuesday’s crippled and hugged Robinho Jr during nan celebration. “He’s a boy I for illustration very much, for whom I person a typical affection. It happens successful football; you reason pinch your friend, your brother,” said Neymar.
Despite his recurring wounded problems, Neymar still hopes to beryllium called up by nan Brazil coach, Carlo Ancelotti, for this summer’s World Cup. Now 34, nan guardant has not played for Brazil since October 2023. Ancelotti is owed to sanction his last squad connected 18 May,
A erstwhile teammate of Neymar astatine Santos, 42-year-old Robinho is presently serving a nine-year situation sentence successful Brazil, aft being convicted of rape successful Italy successful 2017.
