The reporter reported coldly A direct goal from a corner kick is a rarity in the world of professional football. If the top stars do it themselves, it will be even more beautiful. Last Sunday, in the 12th round of the São Paulo State League, Santos visited Rimeira International, and in the 27th minute, Marr created a "miracle" from a corner kick. It was the first corner kick in the Brazilian star's career, and it became a hot topic in world football overnight.

Before Neymar's corner was scored, the home fans were booing him. Neymar then whipped in a perfectly curled corner, which went over the goalkeeper's right hand and hit the back post into the back post. After the goal, an ecstatic Neymar imitated Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration: sitting on a billboard with his arms around and waiting for his teammates to hug. Neymar also put his hands on his ears and signaled that the opposition fans could boo louder. He also responded to this move after the game, saying that the opposing fans provoked him twice, and he responded with corner kick assists and goals respectively.

A direct corner kick is known as an "Olympic goal" in Brazil and is extremely difficult. It is worth mentioning that former captain of the U.S. women's soccer team, Megan Rapinoe, was the only player to score an "Olympic goal" at the Olympic Games, and more than once. The first was against Canada in the semi-finals at London 2012, followed by the third-place match against Australia at Tokyo 2021.

Neymar also scored twice from a corner kick and helped team-mate Tikinho score with a header. 1 shot and 2 passes in a single corner kick, participated in all the goals of the Santos team, and also helped the team to qualify for the quarterfinals as the first in the group. It has only been 24 days since Neymar returned to Santos, and he has two goals and three assists in six São Paulo state league games, playing a total of 432 minutes, an average of 86 minutes to be involved in the goal. Neymar was awarded the captain's armband after making his debut against Botafogo in São Paulo on 6 February, and his tactical position was shifted from left winger to the forward midfielder he was already familiar with in Paris and Crescent in Riyadh.

A week ago, he played a pass against Sant'Agua, not only scoring his first goal since returning to Santos, but also surpassing former Shanghai Port Brazilian foreign player Hulk to become the leading scorer of the current Brazilian player (440 goals). This corner kick was shocking, and all three corners in one game were scored to prove that his form has basically recovered.

Neymar's return to Santos has been involved in scoring three times from his debut to a single corner, and it has only been 18 days since then. Such a state made it very embarrassing for Riyadh Crescent to insist on giving up on him in the winter window, after all, Neymar had played for the Saudi giants for one and a half years, and only 428 minutes in total, only 1 goal and 3 assists. Riyadh Crescent, who gave up on Neymar, have been in poor form recently, first being eliminated on penalties in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey by bitter rivals Jeddah United. With only one win in the last five league games, and just a 4-1 defeat to Jeddah United away in the Saudi national derby, seven points behind their opponents, there is little hope of defending the title. And the Portuguese coach Gabriel Jesus, who strongly advocated giving up Neymar, is now also in danger.

Neymar is in such hot form that he also revealed his desire to return to the national team after the game. Returning to Santos this time, Neymar only signed a short-term contract of 5 months, hoping to find his form as soon as possible in his homeland. Neymar was last called up to Brazil's squad in October 2023 and has not been called up since a serious injury. During this period, the Brazilian team experienced a change of coach, not only stopped at the top 8 of last year's Copa America, but also had a worrying qualification for the South American World Cup qualifiers. New coach Dorlivar has said that if Neymar's form continues, it is natural that the Brazilian superstar will be named in the Brazilian squad in early March.

But the better Neymar is in form, the farther away he may be from Santos. Brazilian media have revealed that Neymar still wants to return to Barcelona, and he is supported by Barcelona president Joan Laporta. Last year, Chabarça could not be introduced due to the Financial Fair Play Act, but Neymar's father has been in contact with Barça's sporting director Deco. Now Barcelona's salary cap has been increased by 40 million euros, and it has the basis to sign Neymar back. Neymar also accepted a significant salary cut, receiving the 10 million euros before tax annual salary that Barcelona can afford. Barcelona demanded that Neymar not be injured during his time at Santos and that he must return to top form. German coach Flick also asked him to accept the treatment of competing with Yamal and Raphinha, and the 33-year-old Neymar only wanted to find the joy of playing at Barcelona and accepted it all.

If Neymar is healthy before he returns, Deco will meet with Neymar's father in May. If all goes well, he signed in June, with the majority of Neymar's salary tied to appearances, goals, assists and trophies. The better Neymar performs at Santos, the fans of the parent club may only be able to watch and cherish it.