Neymar gives a message to the fans of Curitiba

“Speaks Santos and surrounding fans of Curitiba, finally, all the Santos, 18h, Santos and Coritiba at Couto Pereira. Tamo together and stay with God. We see each other there.”

Santos, with Neymar in the delegation, disembarks in the capital of Paraná only on Sunday morning and returns to Sao Paulo shortly after the friendly. The flights will be chartered.

Will Neymar play?

Neymar was left out of the Paulista Championship semifinal against Corinthians for a discomfort in his left thigh. Without playing since the last day 2, Santos shirt 10 will be in Curitiba and is not yet confirmed if it will enter the field. The striker presents himself to the Brazilian team on Monday (17)

The friendly against Coritiba will be important to honor Neymar’s contractual clauses with Santos. According to information from Trivela, the duel is organized by businessman Eduardo Maluf, who provides services to Neymar’s father’s company. The player’s bond with the fish foresees “additional recipes”.

The tendency is for the star to follow the reserve bench game or even a cabin at Couto Pereira.

Coritiba closes “High Level” friendly

For Coritiba, the friendly against Santos serves as a preparation for the Serie B dispute of the Brazilian Championship. Coxa had a bad season start with falls in the first phase of the Brazilian Cup and in the quarterfinals of the Paraná Championship.

The following week, Coritiba will face Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro. The friendly is scheduled for March 22 at 4:15 pm at Nilton Santos Stadium.

“We have a training period and we are looking for very high level friendlies. We want our team to compete at a high level. We trust a lot, what we need is the result. I wanted to have Serie B game already tomorrow for us to get it,” said football executive Jorge Andrade.