Andre Silva breaks La Liga record in his debut
Andre Silva left AC Milan after only just one season in Italy to join Sevilla on loan with the right to buy for 35 million euros.
Andre Silva has scored in his La Liga debut match more than he scored in his entire Serie A season. The Portuguese striker scored a hat-trick yesterday against the newly promoted side of Rayo Vallecano. There could not be a better way to make an impression in Spain.
The former AC Milan ace has set a truly sensational record. A hat-trick debut in the Spanish La Liga did not happen since the 1993-1994 season. It was the new signing of Barcelona, Romario, to net three times after his transfer from PSV Eindhoven: the opponent at the time was Real Sociedad. A statistic to be proud of for Andre Silva, who enters right into the history of the Spanish league and Sevilla. We hope that his performance can remain constant, unlike what happened with Milan last season. The 22 year old scored 8 goals in Europa League in the first part of the season, while in the last six months he scored just two goals, both in Serie A.
Andre Silva replicates Romario, after 25 years. The Portuguese striker equaled the record of the Brazilian star of Barcelona, who in that ’93 -’94 season reached the Champions League final, precisely against AC Milan in Athens. In addition, Silva is also the first player of 21st century to score 3 goals in his debut.