Despite shining at Sporting, Luis Suárez is eclipsed by rival | OneFootball

Jalen Blesa, a Rio Ave player, was awarded the Liga Portugal Betclic March Player of the Month prize, after already having won the Forward of the Month award. This time, Luis Suárez, Sporting’s star, was left behind.

Blesa’s performances proved crucial to Rio Ave’s unbeaten run over the last month. The player scored four goals in four matches, having a direct impact on his team’s results in the latest month of competition.

Unlike in February, when Luis Suárez came out on top against all his rivals, in March he could only manage second place among the best. In the voting, Jalen Blesa collected 18.18% of the preferences, beating competition from Sporting’s Colombian international and Rodrigo Zalazar of Braga.

Both players were tied on 14.14% of the votes, but in the tiebreaker, Rui Borges’ star man came out on top, as he was on the pitch for 184 minutes, compared to the 196 minutes played by Braga’s midfielder.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at €28 million – has made 43 appearances: 25 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 11 in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup and another in the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup. In the 3,493 minutes he has been on the pitch, the striker has scored 33 goals and provided five assists.

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