Sporting players want to give Luis Suárez a special gift | OneFootball

With the four matches remaining this season, Sporting are still aiming to achieve two objectives: second place in the league, to secure qualification for the 2026/27 Champions League qualifiers, and the Portuguese Cup. However, there is also someone chasing an individual record: Luis Suárez wants to establish himself as the league’s top scorer.

The 28-year-old striker is in a strong position in the race for the Golden Boot, with 25 goals in this league campaign, four more than Benfica player Pavlidis, who sits in second place in the scoring charts, and he is also looking to set a new career high.

The green-and-whites’ number 97 looks determined, as he ended his goal drought against Tondela after a run of eight matches without scoring. As a result, he is threatening to become only the second Colombian in history to be crowned top scorer in Portugal, following Jackson Martínez.

After Gyökeres, Sporting could achieve something unprecedented, namely having a player finish as the league’s top scorer for three consecutive seasons. In the last two editions, marked by the Lions’ back-to-back titles, the Swedish striker scored 29 goals in his debut season and then another 39 in the following one.

With what is still left to play for, Luis Suárez, who has the trust of his teammates and, above all, Rui Borges, already has the coach’s backing, as the manager made it clear, even after the number 97 missed a penalty in the derby against Benfica, who would take the next spot-kick.

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