Luis Suárez making waves abroad, Sporting keeping a close eye | OneFootball

Praise coming from all sides: from the coach himself, who highlighted him in the press conference after the match against PSG and embraced him in the locker room, to his teammates, who made a point of emphasizing to Luis Suárez - the protagonist of the moment - the decisive importance of his performance against the European champion. A brace that propelled Sporting - which is going to terminate the contract with the athlete - in the Champions League standings and simultaneously reinforced the team's collective confidence.

However, the 28-year-old forward did not want to stay within the walls of Alvalade, and the hours following the match against the team led by Luis Enrique revealed a huge impact from the Lions' number 97. Abroad, he was dubbed a "predator," made headlines on several portals in his Colombia, and even heard his coach, the Argentine Néstor Lorenzo, evaluate the performance on Antena 1, ensuring he was lucky to coach a footballer who is “intelligent and strong,” he emphasized.

His social media, in this case, the photos he posted of the "magical night," were quickly flooded with comments from fans and many friends, one of them being Luis Díaz, a compatriot who currently wears the colors of Bayern Munich and who wrote him a flattering "goal scorer."

"I have been working for this for a long time. I am very happy... It is something very emotional for me and my family, I owe this to God, to the work I have done in silence, and to my wife. I aspired for one of these [awards]!" said Suárez, after accepting the MVP award from UEFA.

This season, wearing Sporting's jersey, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 30 matches: 18 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, three in the Taça de Portugal, one in the Taça da Liga, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 2,289 minutes he was on the field, the striker scored 22 goals and made four assists.

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