Neymar takes a ball to the groin seconds into Santos second （一定の）期間 - as Brazil 星／主役にする struggles in first game in 12 years for boyhood club

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Neymar was made to settle for a draw in his first match in 12 years for Santos but the Brazilian was にもかかわらず overjoyed to have turned out for his boyhood club once more.?

The 33-year-old made an emotional return to the Brazilian 巨大（な）s last week after his?£130-million-per-year 契約 with Saudi プロの／賛成の League club Al-Hilal was 相互に 終結させるd.?

Brazil's かつてない 主要な scorer, Neymar made his debut for Santos in 2009 and won the Copa Libertadores in 2011 after 得点する／非難する／２０ing in the final. During his four-year （一定の）期間, he made 225 外見s across all 競争s, 得点する／非難する／２０ing an impressive 136 goals and 登録（する）ing 64 補助装置s.

Having struggled with 傷害s in Saudi Arabia, Neymar （機の）カム on in the second half of Santos' 1-1 draw with Botafogo and the 今後 showed some 調印するs of rust after taking the field.?

He even had the misfortune of taking the ball straight into his groin just seconds after his introduction. But even that couldn't 鈍らせる his spirits.?

'I love Santos,' said Neymar. 'I have no words to 述べる what I felt tonight when I stepped again on this pitch.

Neymar showed 調印するs of rust on his first 外見 for Santos since returning to his boyhood club

The Brazilian 苦しむd the misfortune of taking the ball to the groin just seconds after coming の上に the pitch

'I need minutes, games. I'm not at 100 per cent. I didn't 推定する／予想する to run and dribble so much tonight. I think I'll feel better in four or five games.'

During his time away from Santos, Neymar became one of the most recognisable 直面するs in the sport, 星／主役にするing for Barcelona before 完全にするing a world 記録，記録的な／記録する 移転 to PSG in 2017.?

After his Paris 出口, Neymar lasted just 18 months with Al-Hilal. He 支えるd a 決裂d anterior cruciate ligament just two months after arriving, with his 傷害 woes 限界ing him to just seven 外見s and one goal.

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He returns to Santos 味方する that 苦しむd relegation to the second tier for the first time in the club's 111-year history in 2023. The team 安全な・保証するd an 即座の return to the 最高の，を越す flight a year later.?

Neymar has 相続するd?Pele's iconic No 10 shirt for his second stint at the club.?

During an emotional 明かすing 儀式 in 前線 of around?20,000 支持者s packed into Vila Belmiro Stadium, he said: 'I am very happy. We lived 広大な／多数の／重要な moments here. There's still a lot that could come.

支持者s then 詠唱するd that they 手配中の，お尋ね者 to watch him dribble again, to which he 答える／応じるd: 'I will not 欠如（する） boldness [to dribble].'

Visibly taken aback by the occasion, Neymar was unable to 持つ／拘留する 支援する the 涙／ほころびs after kissing the badge, and he then proceeded to blow kisses.

Before the event, he had 迎える／歓迎するd his 未来 team-mates and club (n)役員／(a)執行力のあるs at the training ground. It is said several 目だつ 人物／姿／数字s were even moved to 涙／ほころびs.?