📹 Neymar returns to play in Brasileirão after nearly 12 years | OneFootball

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After almost 12 years, Neymar returns to play in the Brasileirão. This Sunday (13), the star entered the second half of Fluminense x Santos, at Maracanã, for the third round of the national championship.

The last time Neymar played in the competition was in May 2013, in the 0-0 draw between Peixe and Flamengo, at Estádio Mané Garrincha, in Brasília.

After that, he went to Barcelona and made a career in Europe. Maracanã is a special stadium for Neymar. It was at the "Biggest in the World" that the star made his professional debut in 2009, against Fluminense, in a 4-1 thrashing. In addition, it was at the mythical stadium that Neymar took the decisive penalty that guaranteed the first Olympic gold medal for Brazil in the Rio 2016 Games.

The last game of the number 10 at Maraca was on March 24, 2022, when the Brazilian team thrashed Chile 4-0, with goals from Vini Jr, Coutinho, Richarlison, and Neymar himself.

However, Maracanã does not bring only good memories for Neymar. It was there that Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 and won the Copa América 2021, ending a title drought that had lasted since 1993 and "paving the way" for the hermanos to win the World Cup in Qatar the following year.

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