Arsenal player Lucas Torreira was a part of Uruguay squad in Friday’s international friendly defeat by Brazil.
During the match there was an incident when Torreira quickly found a way to contain Neymar, who had little success against the Gunners star in the middle of the park. And following the match the Uruguayan admitted that he was desperate to play against the PSG star and knew beforehand what he should do to contain him to give his nation a chance.
In an interview featured in the Arsenal programme for the match, Torreira revealed:
"A couple of years ago I played a tournament at Camp Nou with Sampdoria but Neymar didn't feature," said Torreira.
"He has a lot of fun with the ball on his feet, he does marvellous tricks, he entertains the crowd.
"Brazil will have to be aware of our players, especially our world class strikers, but we will have to be aware of Neymar. When Neymar gets the ball, he means danger," he added
Here's a selection of how supporters reacted after Torreira’s tackle in the middle of the park that left Brazil’s star man in a crumpled heap.
https://twitter.com/IxJayJayxI/status/1063545956690464768
https://twitter.com/SamuelAsamoah/status/1063545873957818369
https://twitter.com/irfi_17/status/1063543643015798784
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https://twitter.com/ixrahim/status/1063530969481846784
https://twitter.com/savage_khlif/status/1063744944525987840
https://twitter.com/Afc_GM/status/1063739848832487424
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