The 20-year-old Brazilian sensation Neymar scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Sao Paulo in the semifinal played on 30th April at Morumbi to put his side Santos one game away from securing their third consecutive Campeonato Paulista title, a feat not achieved by any club since the time of Pele.
The visitors took an
early lead when Alan Kardec was fouled inside the area by Paulo Miranda after
just two minutes of play. Neymar
stepped up and converted the penalty, scoring his 100th ton for the club. The
20-year-old struck again in the 32nd minute when he collected the ball in
midfield, outran his marker and slipped the ball past goalkeeper Denis.
William Jose minimized the
margin for the hosts in the 63rd minute of the match.Sao Paulo often
found Neymar unplayable and their frustration boiled over when defender Ivan
Piris was booked for blatantly hacking him down. Santos
were limited to the counterattack but it paid dividends when Neymar completed his
hat-trick with a bullet shot that the visitors defenceline were unable to keep
out in the 77th minute of the match, putting the game beyond doubt.
Another Brazilian star &
former Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano told in
a pressmeet that the
20-year-old has already surpassed the Portuguese star Christano Ronaldo, but he
must move to Europe in order to compete with Lionel Messi & to be recognized
himself as one of the world's greatest talents right now.
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