The Portuguese striker scored his first goal of the season when Nuno Espirito Santo beat the Cottagers 1-0 on Sunday.
The Wolves ended a three-game waste streak in all competitions, adding a humiliating 4-0 win at West Ham, with Neto extremely happy to return to victory.
He said: “This is the character of the team because we came from defeats.
“We know we have to paint hard and paint as hard as we can because we knew this game would be vital to winning. It’s a must-have game.
“We have the mentality of this team.
“We know that Fulham has had three losses since leaving the league, we knew we would also be stronger.
“We worked hard, we were patient from the beginning of the game and we worked well. We lost a little at the end, but we’re very satisfied because we made the 3 points. “
Neto opened the scoring in the 56th minute, but Fulham has claimed a point, Aboubakar Kamara shot Rui Patricio directly with only the goalkeeper to beat 16 minutes later.
“It’s wonderful to score a goal, to help the team take all 3 points. It’s vital for us, so I’m very happy,” Neto told the club’s official website.
“It’s very important, we came here from the loss against City and then West Ham, so we knew we had to improve, put our minds back to move forward, so today we work harder than the other days.
“We’ve taken a step forward since the last game, so we’re winning. It’s very vital in a difficult match, so we’re very happy. “
The loss left Fulham in the back of the Premier League after wasting all four games and scoring 11 goals.
Boss Scott Parker said: “This is a team that in the championship 8 weeks ago. It’s a team that learns and develops.
“We paint tirelessly to check and analyze errors. Today we have noticed a significant change.
“We try to put our identity into the games, but that doesn’t fit with the external narrative, which are objectives, objectives, goals opposite to us. We will continue to improve. “