Two Brazil stars

Lucas Braathen speechless after Neymar message

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is delighted to have the support of his compatriot.(Bild: instagram, krone.at-grafik)

Three weeks ago, Lucas Braathen announced his return to alpine ski racing. The 23-year-old Norwegian, who surprisingly announced his retirement in Sölden last October, will be competing for Brazil, his mother's home country, in future. Kicker star Neymar congratulated him on this decision ...

"Unbelievable," Braathen wrote on Thursday evening next to a video on Instagram showing him skiing. The slalom star holds a cell phone in his hand and says in Brazilian: "Guys, I just got a video." And it's of Neymar. The Selecao superstar: "All right, Lucas? Welcome back to the circus. I'm so glad you're back. And especially now that you're going to represent the Brazilian colors. Good luck!"

"I'm lost for words!"
Brathen is overwhelmed! "Guys, I can't believe it. That was Neymar Jr - I'm lost for words. Neymar, knows who I am! Thank you so much. I'll try to sketch the way you handle the ball. Let's get going!" 

Neymar is Brazil's biggest sports star with 220 million followers on Instagram. The soccer star played for both Barcelona and PSG before moving to Saudi Arabia last year - now Brazil also has a slalom star ...