Soccer Football - International Friendly - Brazil vs Croatia - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - June 3, 2018 Brazil's Neymar celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Andrew Yates
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Brazil coach Tite said he was surprised how well Neymar performed on his return from a three-month injury lay-off in Sunday's 2-0 pre-World Cup friendly win over Croatia but said the forward required patience.
Neymar came on at Anfield as a second-half substitute and made a swift impression with a superbly taken goal in the 69th minute as the five-times world champions warmed-up for this month's tournament in Russia.
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