Cupping his hand to his ear as he walked across to the left corner flag, Neymar demanded more boos from the Inter de Limeira faithful. Then he silenced them in an instant. His wicked delivery bent high towards the far post, goalkeeper Igo Gabriel unable to reach the ball before it crashed off the post and nestled in the net.

Neymar has scored his first goal for Santos since returning to Brazil. Finding the net from the spot in a Sao Paulo state championship match will provide the 33-year-old forward some relief after a tough restart in Brazil.

Neymar has officially returned to Brazilian soccer. After a warm reception at Vila Belmiro in January, the Brazilian star scored his first goal of 2025 with his boyhood club, Santos, in Matchday 10 of the 2025 Campeonato Paulista against Agua Santa.

Neymar scored for the first time in 16 months after his penalty set Santos on the way to a 3-1 win over Agua Santa in the Paulista Championship on Sunday and the Brazil forward said he was happy to be playing again after a long injury absence.

Neymar showed he still has plenty of magic left after a long injury layoff by scoring from a corner while being jeered by opposing fans.

Jeering International Limeira fans provoked Neymar to score the first "olimpico" of his career, the Brazil international said on Sunday after guiding Santos to a 3-0 win in the Paulista Championship.

Watch as Neymar scores directly from a corner in Santos' 3-0 victory against Internacional de Limeira in the Paulista Championship.

Neymar has claimed he deliberately aimed to score directly from a corner kick in Santos’ 3-0 victory over Internacional de Limeira on Sunday. The 33-year-old showcased his enduring brilliance following a lengthy injury layoff with a spectacular effort.