After becoming Canarinho‘s top scorer against national teams this Friday (8), with 79 goals, striker Neymar received a plaque in honor of the milestone achieved in Brazil’s 5-1 win over Bolivia at the Mangueirão Stadium, in Belém, Pará.
In the 16th minute of the second half, 43 thousand fans in the stadium witnessed the number 10 make history by scoring the fourth goal, his 78th, for the Brazilian team in the match, valid for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. There would still be time for Neymar to expand the count at 47 minutes of the second half.
The star expressed his happiness after reaching the milestone and stated that he always dreamed of making his story with Amarelinha.
“I’m very happy, I’m speechless, I never imagined reaching this record. I’m no better than Pelé or any other player who played for the national team. I always wanted to write my name in the history of Brazilian football and the Brazilian national team and today I did that. I thank my family and all my teammates”, he said.
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Neymar has accumulated experience that began with the Youth Teams. For the Under-20s, the number 10 was crowned champion of the World Cup in the category. With the Olympic Team, he won the unprecedented gold medal, scoring a free kick in the final and taking the decisive penalty that moved thousands of fans at Maracanã and throughout Brazil, in 2016.
With the Main Team, the number 10 played in three World Cups, lifted the Confederations Cup trophy in 2013, in Brazil, and now adds another chapter to his history with Amarelinha.
The Brazilian team debuted in the Qualifiers with the following formation: Ederson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães (Ibañez) and Renan Lodi (Caio Henrique); Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães (Joelinton) and Neymar; Raphinha, Richarlison (Matheus Cunha) and Rodrygo (Gabriel Jesus).
The Seleção returns to play in the Qualifiers on Tuesday (12), at 11 pm (Brasília time), against Peru, in Lima.
