Luis Suárez never scored so much, Sporting tried to stop the Colombian | OneFootball

Luis Suárez is enjoying an impressive run of form and has now scored in seven consecutive matches for both Sporting and the Colombia national team.The striker found the net in Colombia’s 1-1 draw against Mexico and set the best scoring streak of his entire career.

As things stand, the green-and-whites’ number 97 has surpassed the six straight games in which he scored for Sporting in 2025/26 as well as the run of five consecutive matches for Almería in 2024/25.

The moment stands in contrast to his troubled start to the season, when he failed to score in his first two outings and was involved in some controversy. Since then, Suárez has responded on the pitch and once again become one of Sporting’s main attacking references.

This excellent spell, however, also brings a concern for Rui Borges. The striker still has a Colombia friendly against Peru ahead of him in the early hours of October 7, less than 72 hours before Sporting’s trip to Braga.

Sporting even asked the Colombian federation to manage Suárez’s minutes during this international break. The aim is to avoid excessive workload, given that the player is expected to return from Miami directly to Lisbon and will have only one training session with the group before the trip to Minho.

Rui Borges will therefore have to carefully assess the Colombian’s physical condition. Maxi Araújo and Rodrigo Zalazar are in a similar situation due to their commitments with Uruguay, so the return of the South American internationals will be closely monitored in Alcochete.

If Suárez is not fit enough to start against Braga, Fotis Ioannidis appears as the natural alternative. The Greek forward finishes his international commitments earlier, with his last match scheduled for October 4 against Germany, and should join Sporting’s training cycle with more time to prepare.

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