Luis Suárez not forgotten in Spain, Sporting striker honoured | OneFootball

Luis Suárez was the top scorer of the Spanish second division, La Liga 2, last season. The former Almería striker, now at Sporting, was at the Casino de Madrid this Monday, November 24, at the ceremony organized by 'Marca' to receive the award.

The Colombian forward – who has impressed Rui Borges – thanked his former teammates: "I am very happy to receive this award. It is the culmination of an entire season of hard work. I am very grateful to my teammates at Almería; without them, this would not have been possible (...)," he began by saying.

Rui Borges' protégé then spoke about his first months at the green and white club: "It's a new beginning, a new chapter in my career. I am really happy, in fact. My family and I are very happy in Lisbon. We are really enjoying this season. Now in Portugal I have new challenges, like the Champions League, and I hope to rise to the occasion and score many more goals," he concluded.

Last season, Suárez scored 27 goals in 41 games in the neighboring country’s second tier, beating his closest competitor by a comfortable margin: the runner-up in the scoring charts was the Argentine Panichelli, now at Strasbourg, who scored 21 goals for Mirandés.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 18 matches: 11 in Liga Portugal Betclic, four in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In 1,206 minutes, the striker has scored nine goals and provided two assists.

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