Neymar responds to critics by scoring twice on Santos return in Brazil

[p]His brace helped [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/santos/n3QdnjFB/"]Santos[/a], who remain embroiled in a relegation battle, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chapecoense-sc-jcQV3XP6/santos-n3QdnjFB/?mid=UkF6bbHF"]rescue a 2-2 home draw[/a] against bottom club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chapecoense-sc/jcQV3XP6/"]Chapecoense[/a] on Saturday.[/p][p]The result left Santos just one point above the relegation zone in Brazil's top flight.[/p][p]The 34-year-old was making his first appearance for the club after a two-and-a-half-month absence and has frequently faced criticism over his lifestyle.[/p][image alt="Neymar's stats from the match" id="9175ba58-2c56-408e-9ffb-ef7707b93fad" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9b740b33-ad1c-424d-b16d-8e502b1424f9" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]He came under renewed scrutiny this week after taking part in a poker tournament while his teammates were playing a Copa Sudamericana match in Venezuela.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neymar/jNOPwl3h/"]Neymar[/a] responded by celebrating his opening goal with a card-dealing gesture before using a corner flag to mimic a golf swing.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a]'s all-time record goalscorer called time on his international career after the five-time World Cup winners were knocked out by Norway in the last 16.[/p][embed guid="1ff0baf4-c84a-4047-b802-36158a6dc9eb" url="https://x.com/centregoals/status/2081140860490764512" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/brazil/serie-a-betano/"]Follow the Brazilian Serie A with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]