PARIS: €222 million world-record signing, Neymar proved his worth as he played brilliantly linking up with Edison Cavani on multiple occasions, registering a goal and an assist.
The Brazilian found Edinson Cavani with a perfectly-timed, defence-splitting pass after the break and the Uruguay striker added to Jordan Ikoko’s own goal.
Neymar could have had another assist when in the 35th minute, he scooped a delicate cross above the defence but Marquinhos’s header crashed onto the bar.
The Brazilian was more decisive on the next goal as he set up Cavani, the Uruguayan scoring with a low shot after he collected his new team mate’s long pass in the 62nd minute.
Twenty minutes later, Neymar was at the receiving end of Cavani’s work to wrap a near-perfect debut.
“It is always very important to score, not just in the first game,” added Neymar.
“This is a great challenge for me as a person, but we have a great team.
“The main thing was to win. The team played well and I played well.
“We are trying to improve all the time and we’ll get to know each other even better yet. But it is easy to play with players of such quality.”
The record attendance at the tiny Roudourou stadium was broken as 18,378 fans attended the much-anticipated debut of the Brazil forward.