Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 9 -- Neymar scored two late penalties as Santos recovered from 2-0 downto salvage a 2-2 home draw against leader Flamengo in Brazil's Serie A.
Danilo and Lucas Paqueta scored first-half goals for the visitors but the momentum shifted after former Italy midfielder Jorginho was sent off for handball in the penalty area. Neymar convertedthe resultant spot kick and held his nerve again six minutes later after Luiz Araujo brought down Gabriel Barbosa on Thursday.
Flamengo remains a point clear of second-placed Palmeiras while Santos, unbeaten in its past eight Serie A outings, is eighth in the 20-team standings, according to Xinhua.
"After our first goal, we took control of the game and we could have had a better result,"...