Look … Neymar scores a hat-trick over Peru, beating Ronaldo’s record and closing in on Pelé



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Look ... Neymar scores a hat-trick over Peru, beating Ronaldo's record and closing in on Pelé

AFP

Neymar scored a hat-trick to lead Brazil to a 4-2 victory over the Peruvian hosts in a match that brought them together this morning, Wednesday, in the South American qualifier for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The Peruvian team advanced at the beginning of the sixth minute with the aim of bearing the signature of André Carrillo, with a great shot, but Neymar drew with a penalty in the 28th minute.

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Peru, who had never beaten Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers, advanced again in the 59th minute, when a shot from Renato Tapia from 25 meters hit Prodrigo Caio and settled into the net, before Richarlison tied for Brazil five minutes later.

Neymar put Brazil ahead with another penalty seven minutes before the end, and after Carlos Zambrano, the Peruvian player, was sent off, the Paris Saint-Germain striker scored his third goal in the match and his fourth for his country in time. off, to make the score 4-2.

Neymar raised the number of his goals for Brazil to 64, to become second on the list of the best “samba” scorers of all time, after “Al-Zahir” Ronaldo (62 goals), who fell to third place.

And now PSG are just 13 goals away, equaling the record of the legendary Pelé, who scored 77 goals throughout his career in Brazil.

Brazil and Argentina top the South American qualifiers after winning their first two matches, while Paraguay, which drew with Peru in their first match, is third with four points.

Peru has one point, ahead of Venezuela and Bolivia, who lost their first two games.

The top four teams in the South American ten-team qualifiers qualify directly for the final in Qatar in 2022, with the fifth-place team playing a deciding round.

Source: Agencies



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