DBasia.news – Luis Suarez is gald to have scored goals and helped Atletico Madrid win again after in the last two games they have had to make do with the 0-0 score.
Suarez scored Atletico Madrid’s first goal when Los Rojiblancos overcame hosts, Celta Vigo 2-0 in the Spanish League campaign at Balaidos on Saturday.
“I am thrilled to score goals and help the team win, because that’s what we were aiming for from the start,” Suarez said in a post-match comment as quoted from Atletico’s official website.
Suarez’s goal was followed by Yannick Carrasco, who came on for him in the 66th minute, closing the match with a goal in injury time.
In addition to securing three full points, Suarez also highlighted the success of his team in maintaining a clean sheet record that has now lasted three matches in a row.
“We know Celta’s strengths and they have high quality players. The most important thing is that the record is maintained, the defense is very effective and we can take advantage of the opportunities that exist,” he stated.
With that goal, Suarez is now competing in the hunt for the top scorer in La Liga this season. The Uruguayan striker scored 3 goals, the same as 6 other players.
3 goals: Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid), Jose Morales (Levante), Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), Paco Alcacer (Villarreal), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), Ansu Fati (Barcelona), Maximilliano Gomez (Valencia).