Neymar becomes first player forced to leave pitch as Serie A trials anti-time wasting rule

[p]Under the trial, which ‌will also be implemented in other competitions including the Premier League, ‌if play is stopped due ⁠to a ‌goalkeeper requiring medical treatment, the coach must ​immediately nominate an outfield player to leave the pitch ​for a minute after play resumes.[/p][p]If the coach fails to nominate ⁠a player ​within 10 seconds, the captain of the team must be the one to leave the field.[/p][p]When [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/santos/n3QdnjFB/"]Santos[/a] ‌beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vasco/2RABlYFn/"]Vasco[/a] 3-0 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/santos-n3QdnjFB/vasco-2RABlYFn/?mid=APIaNvjo"]on Sunday[/a], the rule was invoked for the first time in the Brazilian top flight when keeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gabriel-brazao/OWNG9xdo/"]Gabriel Brazao[/a] requested medical attention.[/p][embed guid="dbe08486-726b-4478-9f50-2724f8702a85" url="https://x.com/centregoals/status/2089092803938992176" social-type="twitter" /][p]The referee told captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neymar/jNOPwl3h/"]Neymar[/a] to leave the field as the Santos coach did ‌not nominate another player within 10 ​seconds.[/p][p]Neymar, 34, made two appearances ‌for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] off the bench in this year's World Cup, scoring a late penalty in their 2-1 loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] in ⁠the round ⁠of 16.[/p]