Ronaldo praised the country's citizen Neymar on Tuesday after the Paris Saint-Germain superstar took the lead in Brazil's second-highest goals.
Neymar's hat trick in Peru's 4-2 World Cup
qualifier saw him add Brazil's great Ronaldo to the country's goal scoring
list.
With 64 international goals, Neymar
surpassed Ronaldo (62), the only Brazilian all-time record at the age of 28,
with only Peel (77) winning.
Ronaldo, who won two World Cups during his
time with Brazil between 1994 and 2011, used social media to praise Neymar's
success.
The 44-year-old former striker wrote on
Instagram on Wednesday, "All my respect for you neymarjr!" Is.
"He plays a lot, helps, plays, draws
and bellies. There's a limit to the sky. Fly, kid!
"What a beautiful story you are
writing. A complete and fast mature player. Crack! Handling the pressure off
the pitch is more difficult than the ball itself.
"Now tell me: where have we come
from, where have we come from ... who is going to tell us what is impossible?
Trust your instincts because the skill is yours and no one can take it from
you."
"You have a lot of records to
overcome and traces to leave. Proud to see Brazil at the top!"
Neymar's two-game performance against Peru
was also the fourth time he had scored three or more goals for his country in a
game, but for the first time in a competitive manner.
Following Ronaldo's international success,
he imitated Brazil's famous celebration and went on social media after the
match to pay tribute.
While Neymar is promoting himself as a
great Selecao, the young Brazilian Rodrigo recently announced that he does not
want to follow in his footsteps and can leave his mark instead.
The Real Madrid youngster said: "When
I started at Santos from the beginning of my career, they had already compared
me to a 'new number' and with Robinho; I always had this on me. Weighed.
"I always said I wanted to be Rodrigo
and make my own story, Robinho and Neymar Santos and where they played are
great idols. I'm just getting started and I think there's only one Neymar.
"I've always put that weight on me,
but I just want to be Rodrigo."
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