Neymar  returned to play even though there were still many doubts about his poor fitness, as he had just recovered from injury since moving to  Al Hilal Club . He has not played any matches for his new team in Saudi Arabia. However, the 31-year-old star still plays for  the Brazilian team .

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This move may cause Neymar to receive criticism from Al Hilal fans. But it can be seen that focusing on playing for the Brazilian team is Neymar’s number 1 priority today, before the 2026 World Cup could be the last of his career.

Neymar played very aggressively and had a chance to open the score from the 11 meter mark in the 17th minute, but his shot was too light and was caught by goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia). In an overwhelming position, the Brazilian team quickly scored a 1-0 opening goal scored by Rodrygo in the 24th minute. At the end of the first half, Neymar had a solo shot that almost increased the score to 2-0, but still could not beat the opponent. subject Guillermo Viscarra.

In the second half, in the 47th minute, Neymar had a beautiful assist for Raphinha to increase the score to 2-0. Just 6 minutes later, Neymar continued to contribute to Rodrygo’s second goal in the match, increasing the gap to 3-0 for the Brazilian team.

In the 61st minute, Neymar scored his own goal after missing opportunities to increase the score to 4-0 for the Brazilian team. In the 78th minute, striker Abrego scored to shorten the score to 1-4 for the Bolivia team after an unexpected counterattack. But in the 90+3 minute of extra time, Neymar marked his return to play for the Brazilian team with the decisive goal in a crisp 5-1 victory.

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For Neymar, the two goals he just scored have helped him officially surpass the scoring record of “King of Soccer” Pele, becoming the highest scorer in Brazilian team history (with 79 goals compared to 77 goals). .