Neymar marks the 64th of the selection and overtakes Ronaldo. Pelé is the leader; see top-10



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After staying almost against Bolivia, Neymar shook the nets three times against Peru, tonight (13), surpassed Ronaldo and became the second top scorer of the Brazilian team. The feat came in style and with a hat-trick: first, he displaced Gallese and made two penalty kicks; then the ace of Paris Saint-Germain took advantage of a rebound and left another.

With the goals scored at the National Stadium of Lima (PER), in the second round of the South American Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, the forward reached 64 with the yellow jersey in official matches, two more goals than Fenômeno scored. throughout his career in Brazil.

The forward prepared a tribute to Ronaldo in the celebration of the first goal, when he equaled the former jersey 9. He pointed his finger up, as did the five-time world champion when he brandished the nets, made number nine with his hands, alluding to the shirt worn by the former player and, in particular, the teeth came off his mouth, a trademark of the “dentuço” phenomenon.

Neymar honors Ronaldo after scoring for Brazil against Peru - Daniel Apuy / Getty Images - Daniel Apuy / Getty Images
Image: Daniel Apuy / Getty Images

Now, the expectation is to see if Neymar will be able to touch Pele.

Brazil had more difficulty in relation to the win applied in Bolivia in the debut of the Qualifiers. Tite’s team leaked after five minutes, after a shot from outside the area by André Carrillo, but equalized with the penalty converted by Neymar, on the 27th of the initial stage. In the second half, Tapia relied on deflecting to put the locals ahead, only Richarlison tied. Then, shirt 10 resolved and guaranteed the return by 4 to 2.

Larger scorers of the Brazilian team in official matches (1914-2020):

1st Pele (77 goals)
2nd Neymar (64 goals)
3rd Ronaldo (62 goals)
4th Romário (55 goals)
5th Zico (48 goals)
6th Bebeto (39 goals)
7th Rivaldo (35 goals)
8th Jairzinho (33 goals)
9 ° Ronaldinho Gaúcho (33 goals)
10th Ademir Menezes (32 goals)
10th Tostão (32 goals)

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