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Neymar impresses on return but caution urged by Tite

Neymar’s wonder goal on return from injury helps Brazil sink Croatia

Brazil coach Tite said he was surprised how well Neymar performed on his return from a three-month injury lay-off in Sunday’s 2-0 pre-World Cup friendly win over Croatia but said the forward required patience.

Neymar came on at Anfield as a second-half substitute and made a swift impression with a superbly taken goal in the 69th minute as the five-times world champions warmed-up for this month’s tournament in Russia.

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