ANDRE SILVA MARKED his La Liga debut with a hat-trick as Sevilla romped to a 4-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, surpassing his total of goals scored for AC Milan in the whole of last season’s Serie A.
The Portuguese striker had managed just two goals for the Serie A giants and was loaned out to Sevilla this summer.
Franco “Mudo” Vazquez opened the scoring with a backheel in the 15th minute before Silva bagged his first just after the half hour mark.
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The 22-year-old added his second in first-half stoppage time after a corner and completed his hat-trick 10 minutes from time.
However, he endured a nervous wait before he could celebrate, requiring the VAR to overturn an offside decision which had ruled out Silva’s effort.
It was the first time in La Liga history that the VAR had made such an intervention.
The system was called upon again in the last minute when Adrian Embarba converted a penalty for Rayo after the referee had initially whistled for a free-kick outside the box.
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Portuguese striker bags hat-trick on La Liga debut after failing to live up to price tag at Milan
ANDRE SILVA MARKED his La Liga debut with a hat-trick as Sevilla romped to a 4-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, surpassing his total of goals scored for AC Milan in the whole of last season’s Serie A.
The Portuguese striker had managed just two goals for the Serie A giants and was loaned out to Sevilla this summer.
Franco “Mudo” Vazquez opened the scoring with a backheel in the 15th minute before Silva bagged his first just after the half hour mark.
The 22-year-old added his second in first-half stoppage time after a corner and completed his hat-trick 10 minutes from time.
However, he endured a nervous wait before he could celebrate, requiring the VAR to overturn an offside decision which had ruled out Silva’s effort.
It was the first time in La Liga history that the VAR had made such an intervention.
The system was called upon again in the last minute when Adrian Embarba converted a penalty for Rayo after the referee had initially whistled for a free-kick outside the box.
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