Luis Suárez hits title-winning hat-trick on Brazil debut with Gremio

Luis Suárez’s has had a dream debut and won first title in his new adventure in Brazil. The Pistolero opened his account with a hat-trick in the first half en route to crowning Gremio with the Recopa Gaúcha title. New fans are now in love with him as he looks to return Gremio to the top of Brazilian football, after a brief spell back home in Uruguay.

With much expectation, Gremio announced in advance of the game the sale of 30,000 tickets to see the debut of their brand new striker on their return to the elite of South American football. After a year out, Renato Gaucho’s men are back and have a fearsome forward line. The Suárez revolution barely took four minutes to have its scoring effect.

Ten minutes later Sao Luiz would close the gap, but would trigger Suárez into action again. Time after time, the Uruguayan put Gabriel Félix’s reflexes to the test. In just 38 minutes, Suárez would remind the world that there were still goals in his legs with a superb hat-trick. An exhibition of the striker to win the admiration of an entire nation. Time after time, the man from Salta tried to increase his goalscoring tally, and he could well have scored more.

Suárez needed just 58′ to bring Brazil to his feet, showing that the years will pass, but quality prevails. The messages of his exhibition did not stop being seen on social media, where he began trending in the country. After leaving his mark in Uruguay, the Netherlands, England and Spain, the former Barcelona player seeks to expand his football legacy.

Suárez last scored a first-half hat-trick almost 10 years ago, when Liverpool demolished Norwich City in December 2013.