Luis Suárez surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo as goalscorer in first 17 games with a club

Atlético de Madrid beat to the rhythm of Luis Suárez. The Uruguayan was once again decisive and scored two goals against Celta, although they definitely only served to keep one point. Ferreyra scored the equalizer in the dying minutes. However, beyond the result, Luis Suárez can only boast of a statistic at the height of the greatest. Even Cristiano Ronaldo failed to do so. The Uruguayan has scored 16 goals in his first 17 games for Atleti. The Portuguese scored fifteen.

Luis Suárez’s success and efficiency elevated him to the altars of the Metropolitan. The Uruguayan has scored seven goals in his last four games to put the final score on statistics. Goals that have been of the utmost importance for Atlético de Madrid to be a clear candidate to win the title.

Latest players to score more than 16 goals in their first 17 La Liga games for a given club:

Cruyff (Barça, 1974)
Krankl (Barça, 1979)
Baltazar (Athletes, 1988)
Bebeto (Depor, 1993)
Romario (Barça, 1994)
Vieri (Athletes, 1998)
LUIS SUÁREZ (Atleti, 1998)

EXTENDED LIST !!

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The statistic is more appreciated compared to the last to obtain it. The closest case was Christian Vieri, at Atleti in 1998. Other players who achieved this statistic, according to Misterchip, were Romário, Bebeto, Baltazar, Krankl or Johan Cruyff lui-même.

Luis Suárez’s goals go further. Pedro Martín, via his Twitter, revealed that la charrúa is tied with Luis Aragonés in the table of top scorers in Primera history Division. The striker joins forces with an Atleti emblem to establish himself as the red and white star of the season.

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