Neymar shines in Barcelona’s friendly clash

CAIRO – 23 July 2017: Neymar Jr., Barcelona’s winger, scored two goals to lead his team to 2-1 victory over Italian side, Juventus on Sunday morning in USA during 2017 International Champions Cup.

Barcelona started the match with Neymar, Lionel Messi and Paco Alcacer in the attacking line with Luis Suarez on the bench, Sergi Samper who tries to prove his quality to Barcelona’s new coach, Ernesto Valverde started the game in the midfield with Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic.

Neymar scored Barcelona’s first goal by a shot from inside the box after a great pass from Alcacer, while the second goal was the master scene in the match after beating Juventus defense to put the ball in Juventus’s net.

Valverde started the second half with a completely different squad, he gave the opportunity to Nelson Semedo, the new signing and the youngsters Carles Alena and Marlon Santos, Barcelona failed to translate their attempts to goals while Georgio Chellini scored Juventus only goal in the match.

Barcelona faces Manchester United in their second match in the competition on Thursday morning.