Luis Suárez and Richard Ríos force Sporting and Benfica into emergency pact | OneFootball

Sporting and Benfica have joined forces to bring Luis Suárez and Richard Ríos back to Portugal. The forward and the midfielder were called up for the Colombia national team and, if they used a regular flight to return, they would not arrive in time for Thursday's training session.

Therefore, Sporting and Benfica agreed to share the expenses of a private jet. In this way, the two eternal rivals managed to ensure that both footballers did not waste time with stopovers and on very long trips.

Suárez and Ríos left Barranquilla on Wednesday night and were headed for Cascais Airport, formerly Tires Aerodrome. However, the flight was diverted to Faro, for reasons still unknown, but nothing that prevents the players from training this Thursday.

It's worth remembering that Suárez made history during this international break. The Sporting forward made his scoring debut for Colombia against Venezuela and scored a total of four goals in 69 minutes, joining great names who have scored a poker in South American qualifiers.

This season, with the green and white striped jersey, Luis Suárez - valued at 8 million euros - has played five matches. The Sporting Colombian has participated in all official matches at the start of this season: four for Liga Portugal and another for the Supercup. In the 373 minutes he has been on the field, the forward has scored two goals and three assists.

Watch the summary of the match and Suárez's four goals:

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