After the last two dates of South American Qualifiers, it has become clear that Vinícius and Neymar understand each other on the pitch, and also off it. In the match against Chile, both marked and made it clear that they are compatible in Tite’s eleven.
It was not in any of those two goals against the Chilean National Team, but Lucas Paquetá’s goal (another great friend of both) against Boliviawhen the three they left before the cameras a choreographed dancewhat Neymar has repeated this weekend after his double at Lorient with the PSG.
On this Sunday night, Neymar published a story on the social network Instagram, where a small cut of the dance was seen at his PSG match, and where you mentioned Vinícius Júnior. The Real Madrid player has uploaded this story to his account, accompanied by a smiley face and a white heart.
This sequence of moments makes evident the great friendship between both players, stars in Braziland each one, in one of the two teams with the greatest rivalry in Spanish football, Neymar forming part of Barça’s past, and Vinícius of the merengue club’s present.
Tite wants to play with both
The natural position of both players is very similar, heeled to the left of his team’s attack, standing with a changed leg, although Neymar in the last years, has centered in certain moments his position to have greater influence in the creation of the game.
Before the selection break, Tite was asked if he would play with a ‘false 9’ with Neymar and Vinicius given the casualties at that time, to which the DT showed a surprising response for many: “I don’t particularly like to play with false 9. Neymar is a true 9, a striker with creative freedom, a daring player. He has had a structure for a long time in the Brazilian team to enhance his creativity.”
This allows us to think ahead to the World Cup in Qatar, that both players could extend their good understanding personally, to their complicity in the game, where of course it has been demonstrated, both have a gap as long as they continue to be under Tite’s orders.
The relationship has been present in networks
This It is not the first interaction of both players through their Instagram accounts. Vinicius already went viral in his day for publishing a photo with what he already described as ‘his idol’ while he was still a member of the Flamengo ranks. “Idol…speechless” said that publication by Vinícius, which dates from the year 2017.
In reference to these Qualifying dates, both have posted a photo on their account, in which appear next to Paquetá during the celebration of Vinícius’s first goal with the senior team.
“What a night! Maracanã is impressive, thank you all.” added Neymar in your caption, while Vinicius declared in his I couldn’t imagine a better place to debut as a national team scorer.
Friendship with Paquetá comes from afar
It is not known if the Lyon player has been a link between these two talents, although it is known that the relationship of this goal with Neymar, and above all with ‘Vini’, goes back a long way. Paquetá and Vinicius were teammates at Flamengo until the departure of both, ‘Vini’ towards Madrid, and Paquetá towards Milan. What’s more, they are practically the same agewhich makes this great relationship easier to understand.
On the other hand, Neymar and Paquetá play right now in Ligue 1and that has generated a very strong bond, demonstrated by the Lyon player after this bad moment of the PSG where Neymar has been questioned, before what Paquetá has come out in defense, arguing the great professionalism of his teammate.