René van der Gijp compliments Luis Suárez after his glorious debut for Grêmio. The analyst calls the 35-year-old attacker from Uruguay on Wednesday evening Inside today even a ‘phenomenon’. Suárez graced his baptism of fire at the Brazilian club on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday with a hat-trick in the Recopa Gaúcha game against São Luiz (4-1 win).
“Our friend Suárez, who is going to Brazil”, Van der Gijp opens his praise of the experienced striker from South America. “He is already at an age and plays the Johan Cruijff Scale of Brazil there. And he is just a phenomenon. Does not participate in football, does not defend and is only out for one thing: pear that ball in that net. And he can do that incredibly good. He made three, yes great.” Johan Derksen describes the accurate Suárez as ‘a kind of Zlatan’. “Yes, he was still playing football, but he is not playing football at all.”
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“He is only out for one thing: scoring goals. And he has also scored a lot, unbelievable”, Van der Gijp refers to the 445 goals in 715 duels on behalf of Club Nacional, FC Groningen, Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Derksen is also impressed by Suárez. “He looks fit and trained.” Van der Gijp fully enjoys the attacker’s third goal on his debut for Grêmio, a hard bang from within the sixteen in the intersection. “A really great goal. He hits it wonderfully, man. Phenomenon.”
After just four minutes, the center forward scored his first goal in the shirt of the club from Porto Alegre. Suárez was served by a teammate and skillfully flicked the ball over the outgoing goalkeeper for the opening goal. Just before that, he had already killed an opportunity. On his second goal, Suárez shot the ball past the already seated goalkeeper from about fifteen meters. The hat-trick was completed when he took a volley just before half-time.
After less than an hour of play, the former attacker of Ajax, Liverpool and Barcelona was taken aside and thanked for services rendered. “It was 59 minutes in which he moved a lot, gestured emphatically to his teammates and even complained about his own game,” summed up Globo Suarez’s debut op. “When he was replaced by Diego Souza, he left the field to loud applause.” Suárez was presented to Grêmio in early January, where he has signed a contract for two seasons.