’I never imagined reaching these numbers’, says Neymar as he edges closer to Pele's Brazil record

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.neymarjr scored his 68th goal for CBF_Futebol in the 4-0 victory over Peru and with it surpassed former realmadrid and Inter_en striker Ronaldo as Brazil's second top goalscorer behind Pele IOLsport

“It’s obviously a great honour for me to be part of the Brazil team’s history,” a tearful Neymar said.

“To be completely honest, my dream was always to play for Brazil, to wear this shirt. I never imagined I would reach these numbers.”Goal tallies by Brazilian players are a source of debate among statisticians, with some counting only competitive goals and others including friendlies and unofficial matches.

Even the Brazilian Football Confederation has produced contradictory numbers but after Thursday's game it said Neymar had surpassed Ronaldo once Ronaldo’s unofficial goals were included. FIFA said on Twitter that Neymar’s goal put him joint 20th on the list of all-time international scorers but it did not give a tally or say who was above him."Today, he took another step towards my goalscoring record for the ," Pele wrote on Instagram."And I'm rooting for him to get there, with the same joy I've had since I saw him play for the first time."

 

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