As has been happening for several days, Luis Suarez He was the most decisive player for Atlético de Madrid, this time in the match against Celta on date 22 of LaLiga Santander. The Uruguayan double allowed the colchonero team to preserve its streak of nine consecutive games without knowing defeat, thus establishing itself as the only leader of the tournament.
For the ‘Pistolero’, it also meant setting a new mark in the Spanish championship. With 16 goals in 17 games, Suárez signed the best scoring start of a LaLiga footballer, in the same club, so far in the 21st century. This achievement had been achieved in the 2009/2010 season by Cristiano Ronaldo, who with a Real Madrid shirt totaled 15 annotations in the same number of matches.
With respect to his current moment, the two goals scored allow the Uruguayan striker to stretch his advantage as the top scorer of the tournament, since he now has a three goal difference to Lionel Messi, second in the scorers’ table.
With equality, Atlético de Madrid remains in the first place in the table with 51 points, eight more than its guards FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. In addition, he has a pending match, so he could stand out even more if he wins a victory.
Suárez exaggerates lack of Renato Tapia
A curious fact during the match was the crossing they held Luis Suarez and Renato Tapia. At 21 minutes into the first half, the Peruvian knocked down his opponent in his effort to keep the ball, but he exaggerated the fall to look for the yellow to the ‘Cabezón’. In the end, the referee only whistled the foul for Atlético.
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