The father of PSG star Neymar has hit back at criticism from former Brazil forward Walter Casagrande.
Casagrande branded Neymar a "spoilt child" in the aftermath of their Champions League defeat at Real Madrid.
"In a war there are those that help give the win and those, like vultures, that produce nothing, that live off others and generally the difficult moments of their prey," wrote Neymar Santos Sr on social media.
"In the football world we know of a lot of people who have a vulture mentality, at times they take advantage of a microphone, the career of a player (it is not possible to call someone athlete whose behaviour is questionable on the pitch) who did not shine and were in the shadows of others, in order to release their frustrations.
"They take advantage of a defeat, a lost BATTLE, expecting and hoping for defeat in the war, so as to build up their ego, as vultures feed off a kill.
"They did not manage it at the Rio Games but they are there waiting for their first chance to bring bad intentions. However, remember, we lost a battle and not the war. My son has fought wars from being very young, always good in combat, escaping vultures, always being reborn stronger."