Pavlidis outshines Luis Suárez! Sporting star left empty-handed in December | OneFootball

Luis Suárez came very close, but ultimately saw Vangelis Pavlidis ‘steal’ the award for best forward in the League for the month of December. The Sporting striker gathered 22.52% of the votes from the main coaches of the Primeira Liga, not enough to surpass the Benfica forward, who won the distinction with 25.23%.

The Colombian international even posted highly impressive numbers, scoring five goals in four matches during the month in question, just like Samu from Porto, who rounded out the podium with 20.72%. Even so, the decisive edge ended up going to Pavlidis, who scored four goals in as many matchdays.

The 27-year-old Greek particularly stood out with a hat-trick against Moreirense in the 14th round, and scored again in the narrow win over Famalicão (1-0). However, he failed to score against Sporting on December 5, and also in the match against Braga three rounds later.

Despite the strong competition, Pavlidis currently leads the league’s top scorer list with 17 goals, while Luis Suárez continues to establish himself as one of Sporting’s main attacking references this season, with 15.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 28 matches: 17 in Liga Portugal Betclic, six in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 2,109 minutes he has been on the pitch, the striker has scored 19 goals and provided three assists.

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