Neymar Jr celebrates after scoring the fourth goal of his team during a match between Peru and Brazil on October 13, 2020 in Lima, Peru. (Photo: Paolo Aguilar-Pool/Getty Images)
October 14, 2020
Brazil’s Neymar passes Ronaldo, inches closer to Pele’s all-time record
Neymar is hot on the heels of Pele’s
all-time goal record for Brazil after passing Ronaldo during a World Cup
qualifying match.
Neymar scored three goals as Brazil defeated Peru in the qualifier, taking his total to 64; two ahead of Ronaldo and 13 behind football legend Pele. Brazil’s other goal came from Everton Richarlison.
The team’s head
coach, Tite, told reporters after the game that it was not fair to compare
Neymar to the others
“What I can
say is Neymar has this unpredictability. He is the bow and the arrow, he’s a
player who both makes and takes chances. And he gets better and better, and
more mature.”
