The Paris Saint-Germain forward and his club teammate helped their nation to a 1-0 win in a friendly in Tokyo.
After scoring twice against South Korea a few days ago, the Seleção's number 10 found the net again with an unstoppable penalty. It was his 74th goal for his country, putting him within three of the legendary Pelé, Brazil's all-time leading scorer.
Both Marquinhos and Neymar Jr played the full 90 minutes.
JAPAN - BRAZIL: 0-0 (0-1)
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
Goals: Neymar Jr (pen. 77')
JAPAN : Gonda - Itakura, Nagatomo (Yamane, 81'), Nakayama, Yoshida - Endo, Haraguchi (Kamada, 46'), Minamino (Mitoma, 73') - Ito (Doan, 73'), Tanaka, Furuhashi (Maeda, 67'). Coach: Hajime Moriyasu.
BRAZIL: Alisson - Dani Alves (Silva, 71'), Militao, Marquinhos, Guilherme Arana - Fred (Richarlison, 71'), Casemiro (Fabinho, 86'), Lucas Paquetá (Guimarães, 85') - Raphinha (Jesus, 63'), Neymar Jr, Vinicius Junior (Martinelli, 63'). Coach: Tite.
FIM DE JOGO! Mais uma vitória da #SeleçãoBrasileira na reta final de preparação para a Copa do Mundo. Vamos!!
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