
Gotta be as a player, not staff. He doesn't need to play.
Update: Neymar won't be playing in 2025 anymore
Since coming back from his latest injury, Neymar played 33 minutes against Fortaleza (Nov 1), skipped the Nov 6 game against Palmeiras entirely, started against Flamengo and played 85min (Nov 9), played the full 90 minutes against Palmeiras (Nov 15) and Mirassol (Nov 19) before suffering again from a discomfort to the knee and missing another game against Internacional.
Meanwhile, Santos is on the relegation zone and it is unclear what would happen to Neymar if Santos doesn't make it. Maybe retirement is coming?
Neymar had another injury and won't be back until november, likely missing the last 2025 Brazil's games. He is basically a retired player in activity
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/neymar-latest-injury-blow-sparks-112629212.html