Neymar’s road to redeeming Brazilian football hasn’t always been smooth, but the Barcelona star now has the scene he craved to deliver a first football gold medal for the Olympic hosts.
Today’s final against Germany — the side that has inspired much soul searching for Brazil since a 7-1 humiliation on home soil at the 2014 World Cup — in front of a full house at Rio’s iconic Maracana offers the chance to win Brazil’s most desired medal of the Games.