Neymar among Brazil's top five greatest players - Mauro Silva - video Dailymotion

The World Cup winner believes Neymar has cemented his legacy after becoming Brazil's record goalscorer

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00:00 He is among the best, I would say among the top 10, 5 best in Brazil.

00:06 There are very good footballers there.

00:08 There is of course Pelé, Ronaldo, Romário, Bebeto, these are very important people.

00:16 Neymar is undoubtedly among the best.

00:20 But of course, there is the expectation in Brazil from the fans that a player with Neymar's talent

00:27 will also be able to lead Brazil to a World Cup victory.

00:32 Just as it happened with Messi for Argentina after so many years,

00:37 here in Brazil people expect a player with Neymar's talent to lead us to this important achievement.

00:46 So of course, Neymar has an important role, he is among the most important players in the history of Brazilian football,

00:54 undoubtedly, because of his numbers, because he broke Pelé's record, for example.

00:58 But he still has a lot to do, I hope he can achieve a World Cup for Brazil.

01:05 This would undoubtedly consolidate him as one of the greats in the history of Brazilian football.