Brazil did not miss its entry into the Copa America. And neither did Neymar. The PSG striker was one of the great architects of the victory, Sunday night, of the Seleçao against Venezuela (3-0) with a goal but also an assist, which allowed him to join Pelé in the history of the Brazilian selection.
Neymar is in great shape. Already a scorer and decisive passer in the two previous meetings (2-0 against Ecuador and Paraguay in early June in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup), the prodigy of Santos has put the cover back in Brasilia for Brazil’s first match in the competition .
While his teammate and captain in Paris Marquinhos opened the scoring in the first period (23e), he doubled the stake shortly after the hour mark by converting a penalty obtained by Danilo (64e).
With this achievement, he scored his 67e goal in the Auriverde jersey in 106 selections and is now only ten lengths from Pelé’s record (77 goals). A brand that he should quickly drop to enter a little more into the legend of the Brazilian selection.
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But the former Barcelona player has already joined the “king” in the history of the Brazilian team. With his offering for Gabigol at the very end of the meeting (89e), he delivered his 47e decisive pass in the selection and became the co-best passer of the Seleçao with Pelé.
And Neymar, in search of his first major title with Brazil, will try to overtake his illustrious elder on Thursday during the 2e Brazilians match against Peru while closing in on their goalscoring record
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