Excellent against Venezuela during the first match of Brazil in this much-maligned Copa Améria, Neymar (29 years old) was still in all the good shots on the occasion of the demonstration of the Canarinha against Peru (4-0). But last night, the Paris Saint-Germain player surprised everyone by bursting into tears during his post-match interview.
“It is obvious that for me it is a great honor to be part of the history of the Brazilian team. To be completely honest, my dream has always been to play for the national team, to wear this jersey. I would never have imagined achieving these statistics (68 goals scored in 107 selections, editor’s note). For me it’s even exciting, because I went through a lot of things during these two years which are very difficult, complicated, and these numbers are nothing. The happiness I have to play for Brazil, to represent my country, my family. We are living in very unusual times all over the world, not just here. Hope everyone who loves football likes me. We arrived here without really knowing what was going on. We didn’t know if there would be the Copa América, or not. From the start, we respected our superiors (the federation and the Brazilian government) a lot. We’re never going to say no to the national team jersey, a short time ago I was moved to say what the national team represents. I will never say no to my country. To disagree or have a different opinion from others I think it is respect for the other. We had our opinion. We express. But here we are. It was very complicated, difficult, but the joy of being on the pitch for the national team will always exist. Me and our group. We are happy “, did he declare.
