While receiving medical attention on the sidelines, the 34-year-old’s number was incorrectly displayed by the fourth official.
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The Santos coaching staff handed referee Paulo Cesar Zanovelli a piece of paper instructing them that they wished to withdraw Gonzalo Escobar.
Instead, Neymar’s number was displayed, and once the forward realised what had happened, he completely lost his temper with the officials.
As Neymar and the Santos bench desperately pleaded with Zanovelli to rectify the situation, play continued.
Refusing to accept it, a furious Neymar grabbed the physical substitution slip and showed it to the TV cameras.