Pavlidis outshone by Suárez, Benfica star sees Sporting celebrate | OneFootball

Vangelis Pavlidis was nominated, but ended up seeing Luis Suárez "steal" the award for best forward in the League for the month of January. The Benfica striker gathered 7.96% of the votes from the main coaches of the I Liga, insufficient to surpass Estoril's forward, Yanis Begraoui (29.20%) and the Colombian striker from the lions (36.28%).

In the first month of the calendar year, the Greek scorer scored five goals in two games - a hat-trick against Estoril (17th round) and a brace against Estrela da Amadora (19th round). Even so, it was not enough to surpass Luis Suárez's three goals, which were of great importance in Sporting's victories.

The contest between Vangelis Pavlidis and Luis Suárez has been one of the biggest rivalries in Portuguese football this sporting season. The two forwards are currently the top scorers in the Liga Portugal Betclic with 19 goals each.

It is worth remembering that the Benfica scorer beat the lion player in the voting for best forward of the month of December. The Sporting striker gathered 22.52% of the votes, insufficient to surpass the Benfica forward, who won the distinction with 25.23%.

This season, Vangelis Pavlidis - valued at 35 million euros - played a total of 39 official matches: 21 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 12 in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In the 3,167 minutes he was on the field, he recorded 27 goals and five assists.

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