Neymar to the rescue as Brazil down Peru
Updated On: 15 June, 2015 09:16 AM IST | | AFP
<p>Brazil captain Neymar scored one goal and set up an injury-time winner as the five-time world champions opened their Copa America campaign with a desperate 2-1 win over Peru here Sunday.</p>

Brazil's forward Neymar greets a fan after their 2015 Copa America football championship match against Peru, in Temuco, Chile
Temuco Chile: Brazil captain Neymar scored one goal and set up an injury-time winner as the five-time world champions opened their Copa America campaign with a desperate 2-1 win over Peru here Sunday.
Brazil's forward Neymar greets a fan after their 2015 Copa America football championship match against Peru, in Temuco, Chile. Pic/AFP
Neymar nodded in a fifth-minute equaliser for the Brazilians -- his 44th international goal at the age of just 23 -- after Peru had taken a shock lead through Christian Cueva. The Barcelona superstar appeared to be single-handedly trying to find a winner for the remainder of the match, invariably at the heart of Brazil's best attacks.
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