Leeds United had a number of first-team stars in motion over the worldwide break, with Tyler Adams and Brenden Aaronson away with the USA, Wilfried Gnonto known as up for Italy, Rasmus Kristensen in motion with Denmark, Diego Llorente away with Spain and Luis Sinisterra known as up for Colombia.
And, after bagging his first aim for Los Cafeteros in a 4-1 win over Guatemala final weekend, Sinisterra continued his astonishing introduction on the worldwide stage with one more exceptional show in a 3-2 victory over Mexico final evening.
Certainly, regardless of beginning the pleasant on the bench, with El Tri holding a cushty 2-0 lead on the break, Nestor Lorenzo introduced the 23-year-old on for Radamel Falcao forward of the second half – and the participant who Juan Arango dubbed a “large expertise” properly and actually modified the sport.
Over his 45 minutes on the pitch, the £36m-rated attacker loved 18 touches of the ball, accomplished all 9 of his tried passes and received three of his 5 duels – a hit price of 60% – in addition to made one deal with, one interception and one clearance.
Nonetheless, it was undoubtedly the winger’s contributions within the ultimate third that almost all caught the attention early on Wednesday morning, as Sinisterra single-handedly dragged Colombia again into the match, halving the deficit simply 4 minutes after his introduction by way of a towering header from Juan Cuadrado’s nook.
¡GOOOL DE COLOMBIA! ¡Gol de Sinisterra! ⚽😨
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It took the winger even much less time to attain his and Colombia’s second of the evening, when, within the 52nd minute, the Whites sensation expertly dispatched Jorge Carrascal’s cut-back to attract Los Cafeteros stage.
¡¡Luis Sinisterraaaaaa hace doblete!! ¡¡goooooool de Colombia!!
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And, with Wilmar Barrios’ spectacular long-range strike within the 68th minute finishing the comeback for Colombia, it’s evident that Sinisterra’s introduction properly and actually modified the course of the sport, with it hardly coming as a shock that the Whites winger was awarded a Man of the Match SofaScore ranking of 8.3.
This efficiency would very a lot seem to again up Dean Jones’ latest feedback regarding the 23-year-old, with the journalist stating his perception on Chasing Inexperienced Arrows that Leeds’ £21m summer time signing is a game-changer:
“We haven’t talked about him on this total present, Sinisterra. I do like him, I feel he’s received one thing about him. After they had been on the lookout for a Raphinha alternative, it appears like they’ve discovered somebody very comparable by way of he’s a game-changer, he’s received a bit about him, a little bit of craft.”
Certainly, contemplating his return of three objectives in two substitute appearances for Los Cafeteros throughout the worldwide break, along with bagging two objectives in simply two Premier League begins for the Whites up to now this season, it’s clear that Jesse Marsch not solely has a confirmed game-changer on his palms, however the Colombian may be Leeds’ subsequent Raphinha-esque expertise.