Neymar delighted to win Recopa Sudamericana

Santos' Neymar delighted to win Recopa Sudamericana

Sep 27, 2012 12:50:00 PM

The 20-year-old striker spoke of his joy as they claimed victory on Wednesday night whilst ensuring Brazil have won more Sudamericana trophies than any other country

Neymar has revealed how elated he was after helping Santos beat Universidad de Chile 2-0 to lift their first ever Recopa Sudamericana.

Goals from Bruno Rodrigo and Neymar himself were enough to seal the trophy for the Brazilians and the forward, who also missed a penalty in the match, expressed his delight at winning the cup.

“I'm extremely happy. A lot of people downplayed this competition but we took it very seriously,” Neymar told AP.

“It's another title for us, it was a trophy we had never won.”

The Recopa is contested between the champions of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.

Goalkeeper Rafael also felt his side were good value for their victory over the Chilean outfit.

“We deserved it, we played well the entire match,” added Rafael.

“We fought hard to get here, following the Copa Libertadores title that we won last year.”

The Santos victory means Brazilian teams have now won more Sudamericana titles than any other South American nation.

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