Neymar delighted with USA scalp

Santos star Neymar was over the moon after seeing a young Brazil side romp to victory over the United States.

The 20-year-old striker netted Brazil s first from the penalty spot as the South Americans ran out 4-1 victors in Washington DC, the second win in a week for the squad composed almost exclusively of players under the age of 23 in preparation for the Olympic Games.

The penalty conversion saw Neymar became Brazil s top scorer under manager Mano Menezes.

Marcelo, Thiago Silva and Alexandre Pato also hit the target against Jurgen Klinsmann s men, whose only goal came from Herculez Gomez.

Neymar praised the effort showed by his inexperienced team-mates, and insisted that it was far more important than his own performance.

It was a great game for all the Selecao and also for me. Of course you cannot always pull off your tricks and flicks, but I played for the team, I scored and set up two, Neymar said.

The Selecao put on a good show and we won, that is the most important thing.

Neymar now has nine goals in 17 appearances he has made since Menezes handed him a debut against the United States in August 2010.

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