By Jorge Hernandez
22 Oct 2024, 02:46 AM EDT
Neymar, the attacker of Al-Hilal Saudi, who returned to the courts this Monday, congratulated striker Estêvãothe ‘jewel’ of Palmeiras and already committed to English club Chelsea, for snatching the title of 17-year-old player with the most participation in goals in the Brazilian Championship.
“Congratulations Estevao Willian for the record. I wish you to continue shining and enchanting everyone with your football. “Fly”stated the already veteran player of the Brazilian team in a message on his social networks addressed to one of the young people who is considered as his successor in the Canarinha.
With a goal and an assist on Sunday in Palmeiras’ 3-5 victory on their visit to Juventude, the young attacker of the São Paulo club completed 18 participations in goals in the Brazilian Championship.
The number allows him to surpass Neymar who, with 16 goals and assists in the Brazilian Championship until 2009, was the Brazilian player up to 17 years old with the most direct participation in scoring in the main Brazilian soccer tournament.
Estêvão, who has been standing out in the Palmeiras professional team since last year, has already had his first call-ups for the Brazilian senior team, to which Neymar has not been called up for a year, when he suffered a serious knee injury.
The Al-Hilal attacker, however, has already recovered from the injury and played 13 minutes in the last game of the Saudi team, so it is possible that he could return to the Canarinha in the World Cup qualifying matches in November against Venezuela and Uruguay.
Estêvão also missed the last call-up due to an injury, but is already competing in top form for Palmeiras, last year’s Brazilian champion and which, with Sunday’s victory, was just one point behind leader Botafogo in the Eastern League standings. anus.
*With information from EFE.
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