Luis Suárez shining for Sporting, no surprise for some | OneFootball

Sebastião Macias commented on Luis Suárez’s current form. The former assistant coach to Carlos Queiroz was one of those responsible for calling up Sporting’s new striker – who was decisive in the victory against Famalicão – to the Colombian national team, and had the opportunity to talk about the player’s late arrival at a major European club.

“I’m not surprised he was only signed now, even though I think he’s a forward who can stand out in the Portuguese top flight. There are players who may have great potential, but may not be the right fit due to the playing style or other circumstances. And then there’s opportunity. Luis Suárez comes to Sporting because Gyokeres left,” he told the newspaper O Jogo.

Given Sebastião Macias’s knowledge of the Colombian, the coach assures that Luis Suárez will make a difference for Sporting: “I believe he will be successful in Portugal and I also think he will improve as the season goes on. He has just arrived at Sporting, didn’t do preseason with the team, and in my view, delivered a very good performance for someone who just arrived and started playing with teammates he doesn’t know.”

“I think this shows the player’s ability to adapt and the work of Sporting’s technical staff. The first signs are good and I believe that Luis Suárez, throughout the season, will improve his performance because the structure is good and he has the capacity to keep evolving,” he added.

In conclusion, Sebastião Macias spoke about the process of selecting Luis Suárez for the Colombian team: “Beyond the numbers, from our first observations we could see that he was, at the very least, a player with the potential to join the Colombian national team and that’s why we put forward Luis Suárez’s name to Carlos Queiroz, who told us to continue monitoring him.”

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