Neymar Jr was delighted to see his former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez flip again the years with a hat-trick for Gremio yesterday (November 9).
Suarez, 36, netted a second-half hat-trick in a 4-3 win for Gremio towards Botafogo. The Uruguayan took his tally for the season to 23 objectives and 16 assists in 48 video games throughout competitions.
The Barcelona legend’s former teammate reacted to the long-lasting ahead’s unbelievable show with a submit on his Instagram story. The Al-Hilal famous person uploaded an image of Suarez celebrating with the caption:
“Three. (Well played).”
Suarez’s first purpose arrived within the forty ninth minute with Gremio trailing 3-1. He latched on to a unfastened ball on the again submit, lower inside, and fired dwelling.
The Uruguay hero discovered an equalizer and his second purpose of the sport three minutes later. He introduced the ball down with aplomb earlier than discovering the again of the online.
Suarez clinched a exceptional hat-trick and accomplished Gremio’s comeback victory within the 68th minute. The former Liverpool striker performed a neat one-two earlier than calmly tucking the ball away.
It was a efficiency that replicated the various spectacular ones he put in throughout his six years at Barcelona. Suarez managed 195 objectives and 113 assists in 283 video games for the Blaugrana, enjoying alongside Neymar and Lionel Messi in a fearsome assault.
Suarez insisted Neymar would have received the Ballon d’Or if he stayed at Barcelona
Suarez boldly claimed earlier this yr that his former Barca teammate Neymar would have a Ballon d’Or to his title if he stayed at Camp Nou. He stated (through Football Espana):
“I’m accountable for my phrases. If Neymar had stayed in Barcelona, he would have received the Ballon d’Or.”
The Brazilian famous person made an unceremonious exit from the Catalan giants in 2017, becoming a member of Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona wished to maintain the 31-year-old, however he opted to maneuver to the Parc des Princes.
The former Santos teenager was heading in direction of the highest of European soccer throughout his time at Camp Nou. He bagged 105 objectives and 76 assists in 186 video games for the Blaugrana.
However, Brazil’s all-time high goalscorer did not considerably garner the respect from followers whereas at PSG that he did throughout his time with Barca. He managed 118 objectives and 77 assists in 173 video games.
The Al-Hilal ahead completed third within the Ballon d’Or rankings in 2015 and 2017. Those two finishes got here throughout his spell at Camp Nou and he hasn’t reached the highest three since.
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