Brazil coach has hailed Neymar’s Champions League heroics for Barcelona as a timely boost for the nation’s football as they prepare for Copa América.
The 23-year-old took his season tally to 39 goals in all competitions when he found the net deep into stoppage time as Barça clinched a famous treble with 3-1 victory over Juventus in Berlin on Saturday. Dunga said: “I don’t think that this is only important for the national team. In my opinion this is good for Brazilian football as a whole, having a player scoring in the final and winning the Champions League. For Brazil this is very good. As I said before, I was happy to see Barcelona playing that match because it will keep Neymar very motivated, so it was good for us.”
Brazil coach has hailed Neymar’s Champions League heroics for Barcelona as a timely boost for the nation’s football as they prepare for Copa América.
The 23-year-old took his season tally to 39 goals in all competitions when he found the net deep into stoppage time as Barça clinched a famous treble with 3-1 victory over Juventus in Berlin on Saturday. Dunga said: “I don’t think that this is only important for the national team. In my opinion this is good for Brazilian football as a whole, having a player scoring in the final and winning the Champions League. For Brazil this is very good. As I said before, I was happy to see Barcelona playing that match because it will keep Neymar very motivated, so it was good for us.”
