Superstar footballer, Neymar, reportedly slapped his 18-year-old team-mate Robinho Jr during a training ground bust-up at Santos, after the Brazilian legend believed he had been disrespected.
According to a report by Brazilian outlet Globo, Neymar took exception to being dribbled past by his teenage team-mate, who is the son of former Real Madrid and Man City attacker Robinho.
An argument ensued after Neymar had told Robinho Jr to ‘take it easy’, leading to the pair pushing each other.
Neymar was reported to have slapped and then tripped Robinho Jr, leading to the pair being removed from the training session.
Neymar and Robinho Jr had both been part of the reserve training session after being left out of Santos’ squad for their match against Palmeiras, ahead of their Copa Sudamericana match against Paraguayan side Recoleta.
Robinho Jr’s representatives were reported to have complained about the incident to Santos’ club president.
It was gathered that the issue was resolved after Neymar apologised to Robinho Jr having recognised he had been at fault for the incident.
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