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Santos crash out on penalties as Atlético Mineiro fight back
Without the injured Neymar, Santos surrendered a 2-0 aggregate lead, lost 4-2 in Belo Horizonte and fell 3-1 on penalties in the Copa Sudamericana quarter-final.
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Without the injured Neymar, Santos surrendered a 2-0 aggregate lead, lost 4-2 in Belo Horizonte and fell 3-1 on penalties in the Copa Sudamericana quarter-final.
Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Neymar's international retirement, calling the 34-year-old irreplaceable after Brazil's Round of 16 exit to Norway.
Free agent Philippe Coutinho, 34, has joined Santos on a deal until the end of 2026, teaming up with boyhood club and Neymar.
Neymar personally paid €2m to clear Santos's debt to Monaco, ending a FIFA ban and allowing the club to sign Arthur, Coutinho and Everton Cebolinha.
Coutinho, without a club since leaving Vasco da Gama in February, is set to sign for Santos as a free agent through the end of the season, reuniting with Neymar.
Ancelotti names his first post-World Cup Brazil squad, dropping Neymar and Casemiro while recalling Raphinha and handing debuts to eight uncapped players.
Santos face Atlético Mineiro in the Sudamericana quarter-final without Neymar, sidelined by a grade 2B rectus femoris strain in his right thigh.