Luis Suárez: “Manchester United is one of the best”

Luis Suárez was one of the great protagonists of the AS gala. The Atlético striker contributed decisively with his goals so that the rojiblanco team won a new league title and it served to vindicate himself as the great scorer he has always been. His departure from Barcelona made him want to have a great campaign more than ever: he scored 21 goals and won a new league championship, this time with Atlético. He received the America AS Sports Award. And it is also part of the AS Sports Award, by winning the league title of the 2020-21 season.

Suárez arrived at the gala accompanied by his wife, Sofía, and was one of the most requested by all those present. A photo here, another there, an autograph … Nobody who was asked was left with a no in their mouth. The other winners also wanted to share a few seconds with him. He was warmly greeted by Enrique Cerezo, who always trusted the Uruguayan’s good performance. And he coincided with Karim Benzema, the benchmark of the eternal rojiblanco rival. A photo was taken, as with many of those present. Suárez is a born winner (something that his teammates have highlighted) and in his mind he is only returning to the path of triumphs.

When he collected the award from the hands of Leopoldo Satrústegui (General Manager Hyundai Motor Spain) he did so with a smile from ear to ear, “Thanks to the newspaper AS for this award, which is a recognition of what I did last season. Receiving this award is something to be proud of,” said the Atlético player. Expectation when the footballer collected the award and general applause for his work last season. One may more or less like football, but Luis Suárez is a universal player, with a charisma that goes beyond this sport. In Uruguay he is a legend, something that Atlético fans and Uruguayans share.

The forward continued with his good spirit when he admitted that he did not know anything about the Champions League draw, although “I did see the second one. To win the Champions League you have to win the best. And United is one of the best. We will face the tie in the best possible way“And he left as he arrived, signing autographs, some T-shirts and thanking each other for the affection received:” Atlético does not give up, “he had said before.

Luis Suárez: “Bayern again for me?”

Luis Suarez went through the microphones of ‘El Larguero’ by Cadena SER after winning the América AS Sports Award and also the Atlético de Madrid AS Sports Award by winning the league title for the 2020-21 season.

Prize: “We are recognizing the work of last season.”

derby: “It is very difficult for me to forget myself because in this kind of game I like to play and not having helped the team, you leave with bad and negative feelings.”

United: “I was in an act and they told me. And the feeling was, Bayern again? And then they told me that the draw was being done again and I saw it. balls if you swap the situation a bit. “

Cut points to Madrid: “Last year we were in that situation and we did not think that they could cut us so many points. If the one in the back presses the accelerator and tries to cut points until they have a bump, which is difficult, but try and fight until the end.”