Brazil had a little trouble finding twenty verses in the first minute. Since then, Neymar has not paid much attention to South Korea. Brazil beat South Korea 5-1 in a friendly in Seoul today. It is a big deal for Neymar to score a pair of goals, the 30-year-old PSG forward has gone 4 goals away from Pele's record of 6 goals for Brazil.
Argentina's 3-0 win over Copa America winners Italy in La Finalisisima at Wembley yesterday is not the talk of the world! In Seoul, Tito's Brazil is secretly holding a great football exhibition today. Neymar, Paketa, Rafinha have danced for South Korea from the beginning. Substitutes Vinicius, Coutinho, Jesus also explained that this Brazilian bench is like relying on the Qatar World Cup!
There is no telling who is the biggest hope. Who again, Neymar! His teammates Leo Ortiz and Danilo trampled his leg in the last practice match yesterday, so Neymar had doubts about the game today. But the injury was not so serious, so Brazil coach Tito dropped Neymar on the field from the beginning.
Neymar, who teamed up with Richardson in the 4-2-2-2 attack, has given his life to every attack in Brazil, explaining the dream of Brazil's 'Hexa' tied at his feet in Qatar. Probably the proof of Neymar's great play is that when he left the field in the 6th minute, many South Koreans got up and greeted Neymar with applause.
Neymar also scored two goals, both of which came from penalties. However, he took both the penalties so effortlessly that it would seem that taking the penalty is the easiest thing in the world! With these two goals, Neymar has scored 73 goals in 117 appearances for Brazil.
Before Neymar's 2 goals, however, 2 goals have been scored on both sides in the match. Brazil did not manage to score in the first 20 minutes, but no one swore that they would have to score in order to score a goal. In the 7th minute, Fred's shot hit Richardson's foot in the net, and the goal was scored in Richardson's name. However, in the 31st minute, South Korea equalized with a goal by Hwang Wei-jor.
The rest of the time is just Brazil. Brazil got a penalty after watching VAR three minutes before the break, Neymar aiming effortlessly. Returning from the break, Neymar scored again from the penalty spot in the 57th minute. Neymar hit his right side after confusing the goalkeeper with two goals. What a disappointment for the South Korean goalkeeper to realize that he was confused before the ball entered the net in the second goal!
Neymar regularly scores it, and discusses it. New Brazil coach Tito doesn't seem to have anything to think about. However, the performance of the substitute players will give him the most satisfaction. Coutinho scored the team's fourth goal in the 80th minute, and Jesus added a cold-headed ball into the net with a cold header in the added time.
Brazil will play against Japan in Tokyo next Monday.