Neymar breaks Ronaldo’s record with hat-trick for Brazil vs Peru in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

WRITTEN BY DNA Web Team | Updated: Oct 14, 2020, 08:59 AM IST

Neymar has overtaken the goals tally of Brazil's Ronaldo and he will now be eyeing Pele's record in the coming international fixtures after Brazil defeated Peru 4-2 thanks to Neymar's hat-trick.

Neymar scored for Brazil in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as they defeated Peru 4-2 and the five-time World Cup champions followed it up with a dominant display against Bolivia as they thrashed them 5-0 to come one step closer to qualifying for the tournament which will be held in Qatar.

Neymar and Brazil continued to shatter records in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in South America. On Sunday, Neymar was in the thick of the action as he helped Brazil thrash Bolivia 5-0. On Wednesday, Brazil continued their domination as Neymar scored a hat-trick and helped Brazil defeat Peru 4-2 and take one step closer to qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, during the hat-trick against Peru, Neymar created a new record.

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Neymar’s hat-trick moved him to 64 goals in 103 games for Brazil, pulling past the great Ronaldo in second place on the nation's all-time goalscoring list. Ronaldo scored 62 goals in 98 games for Brazil in a 17-year career that saw him winning two World Cups in 1994 and 2002, two Copa Americas in 1997 and 1999 and a Confederations Cup.

Only Pele has scored more goals for Brazil than Neymar, with the Brazilian legend scoring 77 goals for his country.

Unbelievable player

Brazil’s Roberto Firmino hailed teammate Neymar, saying that the latter is an "unbelievable player"." He was brilliant against Bolivia. He was getting back to mark a lot and he did amazing things with the ball. There are no words to describe Neymar," FIFA.com quoted Firmino as saying.

Firmino also praised his Liverpool teammates, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane. "I admire Salah a lot. I love the way he plays. He scores a lot of goals. You wouldn’t believe how hard he works. I’m very grateful to play alongside him and Mane, another magnificent player," he said.

On the other hand, another upcoming Brazilian star Rodrygo has said he cannot and does not want to be the new Neymar. Currently with the Brazilian side, Rodrygo said to kickoff.com, “I've always had that burden on me. But I've always said that I want to be Rodrygo and make my own history. Robinho and Neymar are two big idols of Santos, of Brazil and of the clubs they've played for. But I have only just started and I am not thinking about being the new Neymar. There's only one Neymar.”