Arouca brings back fond memories for Luis Suárez, Sporting want more | OneFootball

Luis Suárez is going through one of the best spells of his career since joining Sporting. The Colombian striker found the net again against Famalicão, in the 1-1 draw, taking his tally to six goals in seven games this season, confirming the best start of the Colombian international’s career.

The next challenge once again puts the number ‘97’ up against Arouca, a team already well aware of the striker’s goalscoring ability. The first meeting between the two came in the second round of last season’s league campaign, in Suárez’s official debut at Alvalade, and ended in an emphatic 6-0 thrashing by the Lions.

In that match, the Colombian took centre stage and scored twice, in a game in which Ricardo Mangas and Francisco Trincão also grabbed braces. But the story between the Colombian and Arouca did not end there. In the trip to the Municipal Stadium, the striker scored again and proved decisive in a 2-1 win.

Suárez’s second goal in that match came as late as 90’+6, in a hugely dramatic moment and under heavy rain. The Colombian headed home a pinpoint cross from Geny Catamo and secured all three points for Sporting. In total, he has four goals in just two matches against Arouca, making the club his second favourite victim since arriving at the green and whites. Only Rio Ave have conceded more, after Suárez’s brace in the 4-0 rout in Vila do Conde.

The striker’s current form also answers the challenge laid down by Frederico Varandas during the summer. After the controversies surrounding the Colombian’s future and with the Sporting president ruling out a departure for less than €80 million, he made a prediction: "He scored 38 goals and this year he will score 40".

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