<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/neymar-goes-back-to-where-it-all-began-23475965" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Neymar</strong></a>&rsquo;s justification for missing a semifinal with Santos was criticised because he was seen at Carnival last week. Santos lost to archrival Corinthians 2-1 on Sunday in the semi-finals of the Sao Paulo state championship, and Neymar sat on the bench.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>On Monday, he said he had a minor injury without elaborating. Days earlier, the striker was photographed at Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s Sambadrome, the venue for the glitzy Carnival parade.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;All I wanted was to be on the pitch and help my teammates in some way,&rdquo; Neymar said on Instagram. &ldquo;But last Thursday I felt a discomfort that prevented me from being on the pitch. We took a test this morning and I ended up feeling it again.&rdquo;</p>
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On Monday, he said he had a minor injury without elaborating. Days earlier, the striker was photographed at Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, the venue for the glitzy Carnival parade

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