The Paris Saint-Germain player has now scored 64 national team goals, two more than Ronaldo and 13 behind Pelé.
But the league captain Tite does not want to make any comparisons with previous football icons from Brazil.
- It is unfair to compare.
What I can say is that Neymar has this unpredictability.
He is the bow and arrow, he is the player who both creates and takes chances, says Tite.
- And he just gets better and better, and more mature.
Two penalty cases
It was Peru who started the goal scorer at home in Lima, through André Carrillo already in the sixth minute.
Neymar equalized in the 28th minute after being torn down in the penalty area.
Peru regained the lead, a quarter into the second half (Renato Tapia) and Richarlison equalized five minutes later.
Neymar's second goal also came on a penalty, with seven minutes left in the game, and he completed his hat-trick in extra time.
He celebrated his goals with nine fingers in the air, the shirt number that Ronaldo had in Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter, PSV Eidnhoven, Corinthians and Cruzeiro.
In Milan he got 99.
Won after 15 years
Argentina did as Brazil did and also won their second qualifying match for the World Cup 2022. Bolivia was defeated 2-1 after Joaquin Correa decided in the 79th minute.
The Argentines had problems with the high altitude in La Paz, several players got oxygen at the sideline, and Lionel Messi had a more defensive role than usual.
It was the first time since 2005 that Argentina won in Bolivia.
- The match meant a lot considering the history and we do not deny that it is difficult to play here.
The team showed big heart and brain.
We are very happy, says Lautaro Martinez, who was noted for Argentina's first goal when José Maria Carrasco's shot hit him and went into goal.
CLIP: Here's the Twitter quarrel between Neymar and Gonzalez (September 14, 2020)
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Here is the Twitter quarrel between Neymar and Gonzalez Photo: Bildbyrån