Luis Suarez: A mate fanatic

Luis Suarez Maté

A big star of FC Barcelona, Luis Suarez is, along with Messi and Griezmann , one of the football players you never see without his mate.

Uruguay: A very (very!) matero country

It is above all as a good Uruguayan that Suarez drinks mate every day, just like his compatriot Edinson Cavani .

Often associated with Argentina , this drink also has a very special place in this small country of 3.4 million inhabitants. Indeed, although it does not produce any mate, Uruguayans are the largest consumers of mate in the world, with an average of 9 kg per person per year (compared to 6.4 kg for Argentines).

And this mate craze affects everyone: For the record, the Uruguayan national team imported no less than 180kg of yerba mate for the team's consumption during the 2018 World Cup in Russia!

Suarez knows how to make the mate spin!

Mate is above all a symbol of friendship, sharing and conviviality. So, a good mate is a shared mate. And El Pistolero seems to know this since we always see him swirling his mate gourd . Here are some photos:

Coutinho Suarez Messi Mate

Coutinho, Suarez & Messi

Suarez Griezmann Mate

Suarez & Griezmann

Messi Suarez Mate

Messi & Suarez: Never without their mate

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