Luis Suárez made his debut for Atlético de Madrid on Sunday afternoon, and he had a huge impact on the process.
Diego Simeone named his new signing among the substitutes against Granada.
And the 33-year-old, who left Barcelona after six years last week, watched as goals from Diego Costa, Ángel Correa and Joao Félix gave the hosts a 3-0 lead after 65 minutes at the Wanda Metropolitano. .
Simeone sent Suarez with 20 minutes to go, and the veteran forward’s performance suggests that Barça may have made a big mistake by letting him go to a La Liga rival.
The South American took just two minutes to make his first key contribution with the Atlético jersey.
Suarez deftly sent the ball to Marcos Llorente, who made no mistake from inside the area.
See Suárez’s attendance here …
Then, six minutes from the end of regulation time, Suárez opened his account with a brilliant header to the post to put Atlético 5-0.
Look here at Suárez’s goal….
Granada then pulled out a consolation goal through Jorge Molina, but Suarez wasn’t finished yet.
The former Barcelona star scored his second goal of the afternoon in the third minute of injury time after watching his opening shot return to the post.
You can see Suárez’s second goal here …
What a remarkable debut.
You can see why Lionel Messi is so upset that Barcelona sold his teammate.
Suarez hasn’t lost any of his magic, judging from this cameo.
You can see the highlights of Suárez here …
According to Opta, Suárez is the first player to score and assist in his La Liga debut with Atleti in the 21st century.
Not a bad start in life with your new employers …
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