With his face contorted by rage, Brazilian star Neymar found himself at the center of a new controversy in Brazil, shouting insults to provoke his opponents during a very tense post-match near the locker rooms.

This episode took place on Tuesday night into Wednesday, a month after his elimination with the Seleção in the round of 16 of the World Cup.

The 34-year-old striker, who qualified his Santos team for the quarter-finals of the Brazilian Cup, had just endured numerous insults from the fans after the 1-0 away victory against Remo.

In images published by local media, Neymar, who provided an assist during the match, appears beside himself in the corridor leading from the pitch to the changing rooms of the Mangueirao stadium in Belem (north).

He shouts "come on, fuck!", then "go fuck yourselves", staring, eyes wide, at a group of Remo executives and supporters.

Neymar then hits the Santos crest on his shirt with his hand before launching into a provocative dance while singing: "eliminated".

"That scoundrel Neymar, who is idolized by a whole bunch of kids (...), came to provoke us," reacted Remo president Antonio Carlos Teixeira to reporters.

According to the Brazilian press, Neymar could be sanctioned by the sports authorities for this incident.

Santos' number 10 also played the provocation card on Instagram, posting a story in which he wrote "thank you for your affection, Belem", with a laughing emoji, to comment on a video of him greeting the fans while insults rang out from the stands of the stadium.

On Monday, the Seleção's all-time leading scorer, who announced his international retirement following the elimination against Norway at the 2026 World Cup, dodged questions about the future of his club career.

"When my contract ends, I will consider whether to stay at Santos, leave, or stop playing. I really don't know what I'm going to do," he said at a charity auction he was organizing in Sao Paulo.