Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Luis Suarez's Hattrick for Grêmio

Luis Suarez (right) had a dream debut for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as Grêmio, when he grabbed a first-half hattrick to help his new Brazilian club win the Recopa Gaucha Super Cup on Tuesday. 

The Uruguay striker who joined Grêmio on a free transfer after leaving Uruguayan side Nacional, scored three goals inside 37 minutes as they beat Sao Luiz 4-1 in the curtain-raiser for the new season.

Suarez, who also played for Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, bid farewell to Nacional in October after helping his boyhood club win the Uruguayan championship. 

It was the first time since December 2013 that the 35-year-old had scored a first-half hattrick after he netted three for Liverpool against Norwich in the Premier League. 

Grêmio will play in Brazil’s Serie A this season after earning promotion last year. 

Liverpool claimed their first win since the turn of the year as Harvey Elliott's stunning strike in the thirteenth minute fired the Reds past Wolves in their FA Cup third-round replay yesterday. 

The win means Liverpool will face Brighton in the fourth round, a week on Sunday, i.e. January 29.

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