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Luis Suárez scores and assists as Sporting beat Nacional 2-0

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Luis Suárez scored from the penalty spot and assisted Flávio Gonçalves as Sporting defeated Nacional da Madeira 2-0 in Lisbon.
  • The Colombian has scored in three consecutive league matches and has four goals in the competition.
  • Sporting moved to 13 points, two behind leaders and reigning champions Porto.

Luis Suárez decided Sporting’s 2-0 victory over Nacional da Madeira with a goal and an assist in Lisbon on the fifth matchday of the Portuguese league.

The Colombian opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute after Sporting struggled to break down a Nacional side that had recently dismissed its coach. Suárez celebrated by placing his fingers at the corners of his mouth and forming a smile, a response to local media questions about his lack of smiles after scoring.

It was Suárez’s fourth league goal and his third consecutive league appearance with a goal. He finished as the Portuguese league’s leading scorer last season.

Sporting doubled its lead early in the second half. Belgian defender Zeno Debast sent a long pass to Suárez, who moved toward the area before playing the ball left for academy product Flávio Gonçalves to finish.

The result lifted Sporting to 13 points, two behind leaders Porto, the defending champions.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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