Rio De Janeiro, April 12 -- Neymar played the full 90 minutes as Santos edged to a 1-0 home win over Atletico Mineiro in Brazil's Serie A.
Making only his fifth league start this year out of a possible 11, Neymar was industrious but clearly below his best as Santos clinched its third win of the campaign after a second-half strike from Moises on Saturday.
Santos manager Cuca praised Neymar's performance and predicted the 34-year-old would continue to improve in the coming weeks as he bids for a place in Brazil's 2026 FIFA World Cup squad.
"Neymar is improving game by game, he has to keep working," Cuca said after the match. "His movement is much better and he is set to develop further."Despite admitting that Neymar lacked match fitness, C...