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Suarez, who joined Gremio on a free transfer after leaving
Uruguayan side Nacional, scored three goals inside 37 minutes as
they beat Sao Luiz 4-1 in the curtain-raiser for the new season.
The goals included a lob over the goalkeeper and a stinging
volley as Gremio scored all four goals in the first half.
It was the first time since December 2013 that the 35-year-old
had scored a first-half hat-trick after he netted three for
Liverpool against Norwich in the Premier League.
Suarez, who also played for Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona and
Atletico Madrid, bid farewell to Nacional in October after
helping his boyhood club win the Uruguayan championship.
Gremio will play in Brazil's Serie A this season after earning
promotion last year.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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