The three-time World Cup-winner saw the PSG man better his caps total this month and now hopes Ney beats his goals total as well
Pele has congratulated Neymar for surpassing the three-time World Cup-winner’s record of 92 Brazil caps – and challenged the PSG man to go after his goalscoring record.
Neymar is destined to make history with the Selecao. At only 26-years-old, he is already third on the list of Brazil’s all-time top goalscorers.
October’s Brasil Global Tour matches against Saudi Arabia and Argentina brought caps 93 and 94 for Neymar, moving him two clear of Pele’s 92.
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Congratulations, @neymarjr, on your caps this week. You surpassed my 92. Now go and get my goals record too - Brazil needs you! // Parabéns, Neymar, por superar meu número de jogos pela Seleção. Supere meu recorde de gols também. O Brasil precisa de você!
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That feeling when you surpass a legend 😄
This week @neymarjr claimed his 93rd and 94th caps to move beyond the great @Pele in 🇧🇷@CBF_Futebol's appearance charts 👏
He needs 19 more goals in yellow to surpass O Rei's goal tally and become Brazil's top scorer of all time 👑
But Pele still leads the PSG man in goals for their country. With 77 goals in official matches, Pele is still has plenty of breathing space between himself and second-top scorer Ronaldo (62).
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Neymar sits 18 goals behind on 59 but Pele said he hopes Brazil’s current captain will go on to take that record, too.
“Congratulations, @neymarjr, on your caps this week,” Pele wrote on Twitter after FIFA championed Neymar’s achievement. “You surpassed my 92,” Pele added, “Now go and get my goals record too - Brazil needs you!”
Neymar will be back in Brazil action next month when the Brasil Global Tour resumes.
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