33·Legends

Didi vs Neymar

Brazil against Brazil. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Didi

Brazil · 1957–62 · CM

Almanac rating
94
Rank in Brazil
#7 of 33
Caps
68 · 20 goals
Clubs
Madureira Esporte Clube, Fluminense, Botafogo F.R.

On 21 April 1957 he bent a folha seca free kick past the Peruvian goalkeeper Asca after eleven minutes at the Maracanã, the only goal of the night, and Brazil were on the plane to Sweden. He won the World Cup there in 1958 and again in Chile in 1962, and was voted the best player of the 1958 tournament ahead of Pelé and Garrincha. Career record: 68 caps and 20 goals for Brazil; club career at Madureira Esporte Clube, Fluminense, Botafogo F.R..

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Neymar

Brazil · 2010–23 · LM

Almanac rating
93
Rank in Brazil
#10 of 33
Caps
130 · 80 goals
Clubs
Santos, FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain
Honours
2× South American Footballer of the Year (2011–2012)

Two years after the 7-1 in Belo Horizonte, he beat Germany at the Maracanã on 20 August 2016, curling a free kick into the top corner and then taking the penalty that decided the shootout for Brazil's first Olympic football gold. A brace against Bolivia in 2023 took him past Pelé as Brazil's leading scorer, and his club years brought the 2015 Champions League with Barcelona, the 2011 Libertadores with Santos, two Liga titles and Ligue 1 in Paris. Career record: 130 caps and 80 goals for Brazil; club career at Santos, FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain; honours include 2× South American Footballer of the Year (2011–2012).

The verdict

The almanac puts Didi ahead by 1 rating point, 94 against 93.

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