Richarlison scores twice on Brazil debut as Neymar stars once again
The PSG star converted a penalty kick for the second straight game, assisted on three goals and was given a yellow card for diving
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Your support makes all the difference.Everton's Richarlison scored twice on his Brazil debut but it was Neymar who grabbed the headlines - for good and bad reasons - once again with a sparkling display.
The PSG star converted a penalty kick for the second straight game, assisted on three goals and was given a yellow card for diving as Brazil routed El Salvador 5-0 on Tuesday night in an friendly in front of just 28,511.
The crowd was less than half the 67,619 who attended the Selecao's previous appearance at FedEx Field, against the United States back in 2012.
American referee Jair Marrufo gave Neymar the yellow card in the 44th minute after the forward attempted to dribble past defender Bryan Tamacas.
Richarlison got his first two international goals on the night, and Phillipe Coutinho also scored for Brazil.
Neymar converted a penalty kick in the fourth minute after Richarlison was taken down. With 59 goals in 92 international appearances, he is the third-highest scorer in Brazilian history behind Pele (77) and Ronaldo (62).
He then dribbled past two defenders in the 16th minute before laying off a pass to Richarlison, who scored with a first-time shot from the edge of the area in his first full international appearance.
Neymar then hit the crossbar in the 22nd minute, Coutinho scored from Neymar's squaring pass minutes later and Richarlison got his second just after the break when he pounced on a loose ball. Neymar's corner kick in the 90th minute was headed in by Marquinhos.
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