The player who impressed Neymar at Santos: who is he? very good…'

victory Santos Over the Corinth In Villa Belmiro, there was a remarkable presence of Neymar in the stands to support the Pixie Club, which he founded. One of the players caught the star's attention.

In a behind-the-scenes video of the match released by the club, Ney was caught praising midfielder Joao Schmidt with one of his teammates.

“Who is this 5?” asked the former Santos player. When he learned who he was, Nai spared no praise. “Damn! Good bro,” he replied.

In addition to admiration Crescent moonJoao Schmidt was also the scorer of the goal that gave the home team victory in the classic match Paulista Championship. In the first half, the midfielder completed a corner kick that Otero headed in.

The 30-year-old midfielder trained at Sao Paulo's academy and returned to Brazilian football in January to sign for Santos after nearly seven years playing outside the country.

Neymar, in turn, is participating in the treatment of his injury in Brazil and took the opportunity to visit the club that formed him. Shirt number 10 Brazilian team He has been sidelined since October, when he left the match against Uruguay Due to a problem with his left knee.

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