Neymar had missed several matches for Santos due to injury, and in his second game back on the field, he was forced to leave during the first half with another apparent physical issue. The excitement surrounding Neymar’s return to Brazil’s top flight was immense,

Neymar suffered a fresh injury setback when the Brazil star was forced to leave Santos' match with Atlético-MG on Wednesday after just 34 minutes due to a left thigh injury.

It was Neymar’s first start since a left thigh issue ruled him out of Brazil’s March fixtures and Santos’ Paulista semi-final defeat to Corinthians.