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Gabriel Jesus out to follow in Neymar’s footsteps as he targets 100 Brazil caps & goals record

Gabriel Jesus is looking to follow in the footsteps of Neymar in the Brazil national side, with the Manchester City forward taking aim at “100 caps, scoring the most goals”.

A fellow countryman on the books at Paris Saint-Germain has already become a centurion for his country, taking his tally of international appearances to 101.

Neymar has netted 61 times across those outings, placing him one behind legendary striker Ronaldo and 16 adrift of three-time World Cup winner Pele.

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Jesus has figured for Brazil on only 37 occasions, but has found the target 18 times and he will be looking to add to his collection on Friday when the Selecao take in a meeting with arch-rivals Argentina.