On Friday, Neymar, the Brazilian all-time leading goal scorer, made his Saudi Pro League debut for Al Hilal, coming off the bench to feature for the final 26 minutes of his latest club’s 6-1 devastation of Al Riyadh.
The 31-year-old, who previous month joined the former Asian champions for 90 million euros ($95.9 million) from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), was stood from the bench in the 64th minute for fellow Brazilian Michael and set up Malcom to score the fourth goal for Al-Hilal in the 83rd minute.
Aleksandar Mitrovic had set Al-Hilal in front with a 30th-minute penalty before goals from Yassir al-Shahrani and Nasser al-Dawsari provided the league leaders a comfortable edge.
Neymar, who topped Pele’s record as Brazilian leading scorer when he netted twice in last Friday’s 5-1 victory over Bolivia, had not played for Al Hilal since shifting to Saudi Arabia due to an ankle injury.
Fans mocked as Al Hilal captain Salem al-Dawsari opted to grab an 87th-minute penalty as Neymar watched on, the Saudi Arabia winger transforming before adding his side’s sixth goal in injury time.
