Neymar ends his Copa America career with tears and heartbreak
Brazilian national team star Neymar wipes his tears after losing to Argentina –
Rio de Janeiro – Neymar has never played the role of captain of the Brazilian national team, as he did in the last Copa America, but the tournament ended with a 1-0 fall at the hands of arch-rivals Argentina, and in Brazil’s home at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, but that does not mean the end of Neymar drive necessarily.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker has reached the heights of his game and has shaken off the shakiness of his performances several seasons ago that kept him from becoming the best player in the world. Despite this development, the final award was not pleasant, but tears and sadness and watching the Argentine players lift the cup.
Neymar finished the tournament with his name imprinted on seven goals, two of which were scored and five others made for his teammates, to get close to the record holder in the Brazil national team shirt, the legend Pele, who has 77 goals, compared to 68 for the “PSG” player, who is still 29 years old.
Neymar has undoubtedly become the main pillar of the Brazilian team. He did everything possible and did everything he could until the final whistle. Only then did he hug coach Tite and surrender to his tears, before he congratulated Lionel Messi in touching moments as well.
Neymar has trophies with his country, such as the 2013 Confederations Cup, before which he won the silver of the London 2012 Olympics and the gold of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The Paris Saint-Germain player also lifted the Copa America, which Brazil won in 2019, also at the Maracana stadium, after a strong final against Peru, although he missed the tournament due to injury after suffering a tear in his right ankle only nine days before the start of the tournament.
2019 was in fact a “terrible year.” Shortly before this injury and during the Brazilian national team camp, Neymar had to confront a model who accused him of raping her in a hotel in the French capital, Paris. After several months, the Brazilian judiciary closed the case for lack of evidence.
However, Neymar faces a new challenge, the 2022 World Cup, a tournament that literally puts Brazil in a stalemate.
The former Santos and Barcelona striker participated in the 2014 World Cup, although he missed the historic 7-1 defeat at the hands of Germany in the semi-finals due to the serious blow he received from Colombian Zuniga in the quarter-finals, as well as the 2018 World Cup when he fell to Belgium 1-2 in the quarter-finals. .
Neymar will be 31 years old when the World Cup in Qatar comes. Brazil has already secured qualification. There is no doubt that he wore the captain’s armband after proving that he deserved it, as he led the Canary to win six matches of the qualifiers.
The sixth star on the yellow shirt may be the password, and the Brazilians are changing their view of Neymar.
