Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Corinthians v Sport Recife - Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Brazil - June 24, 2021 Sports Recife's Thiago Neves in action with Corinthians' Mateus Vital REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Internacional v Sport Recife - Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - May 30, 2021 Sport Recife's Thiago Neves celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates as Internacional's Marcelo Lomba reacts REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Internacional v Sport Recife - Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - May 30, 2021 Sport Recife's Thiago Neves celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Internacional v Sport Recife - Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - May 30, 2021 Sport Recife's Thiago Neves celebrates scoring their first goal as Internacional's Marcelo Lomba reacts REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Internacional v Sport Recife - Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - May 30, 2021 Sport Recife's Thiago Neves during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Internacional v Sport Recife - Beira-Rio stadium, Porto Alegre, Brazil - February 10, 2021 Internacional's Lucas Ribeiro in action with Sport Recife's Thiago Neves REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Internacional v Sport Recife - Beira-Rio stadium, Porto Alegre, Brazil - February 10, 2021 Internacional's Patrick in action with Sport Recife's Thiago Neves REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Atletico Mineiro v Sport Recife - Mienirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 25, 2020 Atletico Mineiro's Rever in action with Sport Recife's Thiago Neves REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Sport Recife - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 7, 2020 Flamengo's Mauricio Isla in action with Sport Recife's Thiago Neves REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Sport Recife - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 7, 2020 Flamengo's Filipe Luis in action with Sport Recife's Thiago Neves REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Gremio v Sport Recife - Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Gremio's Thiago Neves reacts, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Gremio v Sport Recife - Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Gremio's Thiago Neves reacts, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Gremio v Sport Recife - Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Gremio's Thiago Neves reacts, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Gremio v Sport Recife - Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Gremio's Thiago Neves during the warm up before the match, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Campeonato Gaucho - Gremio v Sao Luiz - Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - March 15, 2020 Gremio's Thiago Neves celebrates after scoring a goal in front of empty stands as the match is played behind closed doors due to the number of coronavirus cases growing around the world REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Campeonato Gaucho - Gremio v Sao Luiz - Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - March 15, 2020 Gremio's Thiago Neves in action with Sao Luiz's Jadson REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Avai - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - November 18, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Avai's Douglas REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Flamengo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 21, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Flamengo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 21, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves scores their first goal REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Flamengo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 21, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves scores their first goal REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Gremio - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 8, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Gremio's Matheus Henrique REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Santos - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 18, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Santos' Felipe REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Santos - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 18, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves celebrates scoring their second goal with team mates REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Santos - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 18, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Santos - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 18, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves celebrates scoring their second goal with team mates REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Santos - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 18, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Santos - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 18, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Cruzeiro v River Plate - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - July 30, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves during the match REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Cruzeiro v River Plate - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - July 30, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with River Plate's Lucas Martinez Quarta REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Cruzeiro v River Plate - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - July 30, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves reacts during the match REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Cruzeiro v River Plate - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - July 30, 2019 River Plate's Gonzalo Montiel in action with Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Round of 16 - First Leg - River Plate v Cruzeiro - Antonio Vespucio Liberti Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - July 23, 2019 River Plate's Javier Pinola in action with Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Cruzeiro v Botafogo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - July 14, 2019 Cruzeiro's Jadson and Thiago Neves during the warm up REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Internacional v Cruzeiro - Beira Rio Stadium, Porto Alegre, Brazil - May 12, 2019 Cruzeiro’s Thiago Neves in action REUTERS/Diego Vara 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Group Stage - Group B - Cruzeiro v Emelec - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - May 8, 2019 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves during the warm up REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians - Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Corinthians' Angel Romero. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians - Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's players celebrate their first goal scored by Thiago Neves. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians - Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves celebrates their first goal. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians - Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves celebrates their first goal with teammate Hernan Barcos. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's Fabio celebrates a goal by team mate Thiago Neves. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's Fabio celebrates a goal by team mate Thiago Neves. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Corinthians' Cassio (2nd R) gestures after receiving a goal by Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Corinthians' Mateus Vital. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves (C) in action with Corinthians' Mateus Vital. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Corinthians Finals First Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 10, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Corinthians' Mateus Vital. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Brazil's Cruzeiro v Argentina's Boca Juniors - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 4, 2018 Cruzeiro's Sassa (C) and teammate Thiago Neves react after the match. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Brazil's Cruzeiro v Argentina's Boca Juniors - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 4, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves reacts. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Brazil's Cruzeiro v Argentina's Boca Juniors - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 4, 2018 Boca Junior' Julio Buffarini in action with Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Palmeiras Semi Final Second Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 26, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Palmeiras's Dudu REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Cruzeiro v Palmeiras Semi Final Second Leg - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 26, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Palmeiras's Dudu REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Palmeiras v Cruzeiro Semi Final First Leg - Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil - September 12, 2018 Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Botafogo v Cruzeiro - Nilton Santos stadium, Rio de Janeiro - September 5, 2018. Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action during the match. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Botafogo v Cruzeiro - Nilton Santos stadium, Rio de Janeiro - September 5, 2018. Botafogo's Gustavo (L) in action with Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Botafogo v Cruzeiro - Nilton Santos stadium, Rio de Janeiro - September 5, 2018. Botafogo's Gustavo (C) in action with Cruzeiro's Henrique and Thiago Neves (R). REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Brazil's Cruzeiro v Brazil's Flamengo - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 29, 2018. Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves and teammates celebrate their victory. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Brazil's Cruzeiro v Brazil's Flamengo - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 29, 2018. Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves and teammates celebrate their victory. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Brazil's Cruzeiro v Brazil's Flamengo - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 29, 2018. Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves and teammates celebrate their victory. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Brazil's Cruzeiro v Brazil's Flamengo - Mineirao stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 29, 2018. Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves and teammates celebrate their victory. REUTERS/Washington Alves 

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Cruzeiro - Maracana stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- August 12, 2018. Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves in action with Flamengo's Willian Arao (R). REUTERS/Sergio Moraes 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Brazil's Flamengo v Brazil's Cruzeiro - Maracana stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - August 8, 2018. Cruzeiro's Thiago Neves (2R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares