Suárez shines for Sporting v PSG, impresses football heavyweight | OneFootball

Luis Suárez stood out in Sporting’s victory over PSG (2-1) in the Champions League, scoring twice for the Lions, and the 28-year-old striker’s performance did not go unnoticed in his home country. Colombia’s national team coach, Néstor Lorenzo, closely followed the match played by the international “cafetero,” and offered high praise.

“He played very well with his back to goal and when the team couldn’t press PSG. In the second half, the game changed. When Sporting tried to attack more, they were able to and even dominated. He is very intelligent and strong. He knows how to play and manage every moment of the game. Even more so, against teams like this, Sporting was up to the challenge,” he began by saying in an interview with Antena 1.

The “cafeteros” coach has not yet spoken with the striker after the match, but promises to share a few words in the future. “I don’t like to speak right away. I let some time pass. Then I talk and discuss a bit of everything: movements and not letting himself be anticipated. It was the ideal game for all of Sporting.”

Performances like yesterday’s could secure Luis Suárez a call-up to the Colombian national team for this year’s World Cup, where Colombia will be one of Portugal’s opponents, along with Francisco Trincão, in the group stage. The World Cup will take place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

This season, wearing Sporting’s shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 30 matches: 18 in Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 2,289 minutes he has been on the pitch, the striker has scored 22 goals and provided four assists.

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