Atletico Madrid He scored 14 in his first 16 LeLiga games
Luis Suarez has scored 14 goals in his first 16 LaLiga Santander matches for Atletico Madrid to become his first player to do so in his first season at the club since then Radamel Falcao.
Previously, the last Athletic The player who registered this account was Christian Vieri in the 1997/98 campaign and in front of him Balthazar and Pruden he did so in the 1980s and 1940s, respectively.
Interestingly, all three ended up becoming LaLiga Santander’s top scorers at the end of their respective seasons.
Suarez leads Pichichi’s list and, if he wins the award, will be the first Atlético player to do so from his compatriot Diego Forlan in 2009.
His close friend Lionel Messi is the main candidate for the award, with Youssef En-Nesyri, Gerard Moreno and Karim Benzema he also competes for the top scorer award.
To achieve the 14 goals of LaLiga Santander this season, Suarez he has scored five with his right foot, four with his left foot, two with his head, two from the point and one with a direct free kick.
Suarez arrived in late September of Barcelona and in a few months has only recorded figures Falcao achieved this century by Atlético.
The Colombian striker helped Diego SimeoneAlongside the success of the Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2012 and the glory of the Copa del Rey a year later.