Neymar had accused Gonzalez of racism during a Ligue 1 clash back in September, but the French Football League (LFP) said it did not have “sufficient convincing evidence” to support the claim.
And the pair clashed again on Wednesday evening, leading to Neymar apparently mocking the Marseille defender, who fouled the Brazilian four times, after netting his spot-kick.
Neymar, who only played the final 25 minutes, then continued to mock his opponent on social media.
He posted the following tweet on social media…
For context, per a Brazilian on
Reddit, this translates to: “He-Hey... You're Álvaro, right?” [‘Reference to a cringe viral TikTok where a grown man uses this sentence as a pick up line’].
Gonzalez then responded by saying: "My parents always taught me to take out the trash. Go OM always."
Neymar hit back: “And you forgot how to lift trophies.”
Gonzalez responded with a photo of Pele holding three World Cup trophies, alongside the message: “You will be forever in The King’s [Pelé] shadow.”
Ouch.
But Neymar then finished by adding: “And so you will be forever in mine [shadow]. I made you famous. You're welcome, ‘Fenômeno’.”
Ultimately, it was Neymar who had the last laugh by helping PSG to lift the trophy. Perhaps he should have left it there.