Neymar attends Philippe Coutinho's return and is booed by the Cruzmaltina fans

In the spirit of the stands and the great celebration of the fans, Vasco introduced Philippe Coutinho to the fans on Saturday morning (13), in São Januário. The Vasco management then decided to show videos of players sending messages to the new signing. When Neymar appeared on the stadium's big screen, the fans' opposition was translated into boos.

Fan chant

The singing coming from the stands announced that “Coutinho is better than Neymar” and, immediately after Neymar's video, Richarlison appeared on the screen sending his message and the more than twenty thousand fans greeted him with applause.

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_{Philippe Coutinho and family at the presentation to Vasco da Gama (Photo: reproduction/Wagner Meier/Getty Images Embed)}

The incident against Neymar dates back to last month, when the number 10 was at Maracanã to watch a Flamengo game and at one point was seen wearing the red and black shirt of the rival. In addition, the striker's name was occasionally linked to the club from Gávea. Player Richarlison, on the other hand, declared his support for Vasco, making fans dream of the Tottenham striker playing for Cruz de Malta.

How was the party

Despite the rain, the Cruzmaltino fans showed up excitedly at São Januário and Saturday's event was Coutinho's first contact with the fans since his return. It was almost one in the afternoon when the player, accompanied by his family, went up to the club's pitch. After crossing the entire field, he went to the stage prepared for him and put on the team's number 11 jersey. At that moment he was greeted enthusiastically by the fans.

Moved, the midfielder gave a speech and thanked everyone for their affection, saying that he is fulfilling his dream of returning “It has always been my dream to be a part of this, to become a professional and to play in front of you. Thank you very much.”ended.

According to information from the club, the new reinforcement has already been regularized, however, his debut in the team will depend on his physical condition.

Featured Photo: Philippe Coutinho, Vasco's new signing (reproduction/Wagner Meier/Getty Images Embed)