The struggle between Neymar and Edinson Cavani over who should take Paris Saint-Germain's penalties was blown out of all proportion, the Brazilian player's father said in an interview aired on French television yesterday.
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (L) and Paris Saint-Germain's Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani embrace after Neymar scored a penalty kick during the French L1 football match Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs Bordeaux (FCGB) on September 30, 2017 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. Pic/AFP
Neymar converted a spot-kick impressively in Saturday's 6-2 win over Bordeaux and was immediately hugged by his Uruguayan teammate. The spat started two weeks ago in the 2-0 league win over Lyon when centre-forward Cavani insisted on taking a penalty but then went on to miss it. "The whole thing was exaggerated," Neymar senior said. "We saw in the game against Bayern Munich that there is no problem at all," said the player's father.
