There has been no shortage of fantastic Brazilian players who have excelled in the Premier League over the years. From Juninho at Middlesbrough to Roberto Firmino at Liverpool and plenty more between, you can now add the name Igor Thiago. After a torrid, injury-hit first season in England, Igor Thiago has been superb in his second and put in another dazzling display against Sunderland.
There has been no shortage of fantastic Brazilian players who have excelled in the Premier League over the years.
From Juninho at Middlesbrough to Roberto Firmino at Liverpool and plenty more between, you can now add the name Igor Thiago.
And Brentford's 24-year-old frontman has now achieved something none of his countrymen has ever achieved.
After a torrid, injury-hit first season in England, Igor Thiago has been superb in his second and put in another dazzling display against Sunderland.
He began slowly but soon warmed to his task and after firing one warning shot just wide, raced on Vitaly Janelt's through ball and showed all his composure to round the keeper and roll the ball into an empty net.
From that moment until he was replaced eight minutes from time, the striker did not give Sunderland's centre-backs a moment of peace as he showed the all-round game - pace, power, clever link-up play - that has so impressed this year.
Kevin Schade should have scored from an Igor Thiago pass, hitting the bar with just the goalkeeper to beat, but moments later the German was rising to head to ball back towards the Bees' number nine, who guided his header into the bottom corner.
That was the goal that moved him past Firmino, Gabriel Martinelli and Matheus Cunha to become Brazil's most prolific scorer in a season with 16.
Quite the achievement - and if he keeps playing like this, there are sure to be more to come. In a wide-open Premier League, his contribution has put Brentford into a battle for Champions League qualification.
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