After Neymar drew level with Romario by scoring his 55th goal for his country, Ronaldo and Pele are the only remaining targets for they Selecao forward to becoming Brazilá all time leading scorer. The 27-year-old football star has equalled Romario’s record in third on Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorers list. Neymar achieved the attainment on his first start since his comaback after three months injury spell, finding the net after 63 minutes of Brazil’s final pre-World Cup friendly against Austria in Vienna on Sunday, June 10, 2018.
Some sublime trickery left home defender Aleksandar Dragovic on the seat of his shorts before Neymar coolly slotted home to put Tite’s side 2-0 up. Goal number 54 came after crashing in a superb goal as a second-half substitute versus Croatia at Anfield penultimate weekend to seal a 2-0 victory. The Paris Saint German superstar needs seven more goals to draw level with former Barcelona and Real Madrid striker Ronaldo (62).
“For me it is a great honour, great happiness to reach Romario, to be among the top scorers of the Brazilian team,” Neymar told reporters after the match. “I wanted to pay homage to him in some way because he is an idol. Like I said last week, I do not want to be better than anyone, just myself. “So it was a way to pay tribute, because he is an idol, not just to me, but all Brazilians.” Neymar’s ultimate target will be to catch a fellow Santos icon in Pele, who remains well clear at the top of the list on 77.
