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RED-HOT SUAREZ SCORES BRACE IN DEBUT WITH ATLETICO

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Luis Suarez had a stunning impact on his debut for Atletico Madrid on Sunday, scoring twice and providing an assist as his side crushed Granada 6-1 at home in their first game of the Spanish La Liga season on Sunday (Sept 27).

Suarez, who completed his switch to Atletico from Barcelona on Friday, started on the bench but instantly made his mark by releasing Marcos Llorente with an exquisite first touch and the Spaniard produced a first-time finish to score the fourth.

The Uruguayan then directed a towering header into the net in the 86th minute after a cross from Llorente before scoring again in added time.

Atletico had taken control of the game with a Diego Costa header in the ninth minute and even though Saul Niguez had a penalty saved later in the first half, the home side put the game out of Granada’s reach after the interval with goals from Angel Correa and Joao Felix.

Jorge Molina struck a consolation goal for Granada in the 86th before Suarez promptly restored Atletico’s five-goal advantage.

-Straits Times

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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