2023-09-10 23:53:03
Even if he missed a penalty, easily stopped by Viscarra (17th), Neymar managed to surpass King Pelé’s goal record. Each time taking advantage of a cross from Raphinha, the former Parisian scored his 78th and 79th goals with the Seleção, Friday evening, in Belém once morest Bolivia (5-1).
Moved to tears on the pitch, he was just as moved a few minutes later when he received tributes from the CBF. The president of the Brazilian Federation, Ednaldo Rodrigues, presented him with a jersey adorned with the number 79 as well as a commemorative plaque celebrating the record of his number 10.
“I always wanted to write my name in the history of Brazilian football, and today I succeeded”
“I’m very happy, I don’t have the words. I never imagined it would come to this,” explained the Al Hillal player. But beating Pelé’s record doesn’t mean I’m better. I always wanted to write my name in the history of Brazilian football, and today I succeeded. » With 125 selections under his belt, his goal average reached 0.62 goals/match, lower than that of Pelé (0.84 goals/match) who wore the yellow jersey 91 times, between 1958 and 1971.
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