A man who is known for the Brazilian football player Neymar led to an crazy fan in a shopping center prior to the return of the athlete to professional game in his home country.
The Lookalike, whose real name is Eigon Oliveira, was seen on Saturday in a shopping center in Santos, a coastal city in the state of São Paulo.
Dozens of dizzy fans surrounded the 32-year-old Doppelgänger when the security guided him to a sneaker store for a promotional appearance.
Oliveira could be seen to sign signatures before images of the hectic scene attracted the attention of the real Neymar, who gave him the seal of approval.
“Are you joking for me?” Neymar, who returned to Santos last week, the club with whom he made his professional debut at the age of 17 in 2002.
“Note all Santos fans, they deserve it, they live in my heart,” said the leading scorer of Brazil to Oliveira.
“Because I can't be everywhere, I represent me well here. And stop messing around, okay, I look. '
Neymar's reaction to the video may have set aside the differences he had with Oliveira after he had brought a lawsuit against him in July 2024.
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Neymar had asked a court to prevent Oliveira from using the expression 'Ney's look-alike' after he was interviewed by a Mexican television network and pretended to be the football investigation.
Oliveira, who has 2.9 million followers on Instagram and no less than 14.9 million on Tiktok, has long attracted attention to his similarity to one of the world's best football players.
He made the headlines at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar when he fooled broadcasters to think he was the real deal.
Fox Soccer placed a clip from Oliveira who ran around Doha and was failed by fans.
“Update: we got,” the broadcaster was posted later.
Oliveira was then caught on television that was harassed by fans while posing for photos.
It is unknown whether Oliveira will be at hand on Wednesday evening when Neymar picks up the field for his reunion with Santos.
It is where the player at the start of his career fascinated football public for the first time, and burst on stage as the next superstar that originated from Brazil.
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After helping the club in 2011 to a title of Copa Libertadores, he left Santos in 2013 to pursue a career in Barcelona.
In August 2023, Neymar signed a two-year-old deal with the Saudi football club Al-Hilal, but injuries limited him to just 428 minutes of play for 18 months.
He agreed with a six -month contract with Santos, with the aim of rejuvenating his career and securing a place in the Brazilian team for the 2026 world cup.