Neymar didn’t disappoint in his much anticipated return, grabbing a second-half equalizer for Brazil in a 2-2 friendly draw with Colombia.
The Paris Saint-Germain star was playing for the first time for club or country since suffering an ankle injury in a friendly against Qatar in June, which ruled him out of the Copa America.
Since then the Brazilian star had been embroiled in a long-running transfer saga that ended this week.
Before a sell-out crowd of 65,232 at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, Neymar delivered for Brazil, scoring the equalizer in the 58th after setting up Casemiro for the game’s opening goal in the 20th minute on Friday.
Colombia were lacking top stars James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao, but thanks to Luis Muriel’s brace they gave Copa America champions Brazil a fright before Neymar rode to the rescue and Tite’s men extended their unbeaten run.
The draw extended Brazil’s unbeaten run to 17 matches, a streak that dates back to their 2018 World Cup elimination by Belgium.
Neymar notched his 61st international goal, put him one behind Ronaldo, who sits second on Brazil’s all-time list headed by Pele’s 77.
Both countries will be back in action on Wednesday, with Brazil hosting Peru in a Copa America final rematch in Los Angeles and Colombia taking on Venezuela in Tampa, Florida.