Luis Suárez keeps Pavlidis on his toes, Sporting striker extends lead | OneFootball

With another goal in the draw against Braga (2-2) last Saturday, March 7, in a match valid for the 25th round of the National Championship, Luis Suárez strengthened his lead at the top of the Primeira Liga top scorers list.

The Sporting striker is going through an excellent run of form: he has scored six goals in the last five rounds and has reached 23 goals in the league. His advantage over the second-placed player increased after Vangelis Pavlidis, from Benfica, failed to score in the classic against Porto, which ended in a 2-2 draw. The Colombian now has three more goals than the Greek striker.

In the battle for the remaining podium spots, Rodrigo Zalazar also gained ground. The midfielder scored in Braga’s draw against Sporting and moved closer to third place, still occupied by Yan Marillat Begraoui, Estoril’s striker, who failed to score this round.

Further down the scorers’ table, Ricardo Horta also found the net against the green and whites for Braga in the last round of Liga Portugal Betclic and drew level with Samu, from Porto, a player who will not play again this season.

This season, wearing Sporting’s shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 39 matches: 24 in Liga Portugal Betclic, eight in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 3,116 minutes he has been on the pitch, the striker has scored 31 goals and provided four assists.

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