Alfredo Morelos already has 14 goals this season in the European league, but since December he has counted more tickets from netballs in the last stage of the 32nd stage, Rangers hope to have the "Buffalo" in his stable version

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Alfredo Morelos will come into the match against Braga in the final phase of the European League 32 with 14 European goals. He is the first in history to reach such a number at this point. The Colombian Rangers have scored in five of the early six games, five of the six home-stage games, and is of course a factory scorer.

However, when UEFA decided to advance the knockout phase, it dared to ask if Morelos was going to conquer tonight as well. You never know what you will get.

Mostly, what the 23-year-old Colombian gets is expatriate. Since arriving from Finnish HJK in 2017, Morelos has scored 77 goals in 133 appearances in the Rangers and has become the centerpiece of Stephen Gerrard's attack. However, a few screws are sometimes released between the exiles and the Colombian, and the head is lost. As suffering from such a symptom, the balance of the tickets is just as impressive as the balance of the morelos: in three seasons and a bit he has hoarded 39 yellow cards and a dubious record of seven reds.

Morelos at a typical look. Elephant skin // Photo: Gettyimages

Elbows as a way of life

The last of them was against Celtic for impersonation, previously stripped down due to a defiant celebration in front of the opponent, elbow to face, kick to opponent, kick to ball after whistle and more. "I would expect him to learn from these things and grow older already," past player Chris Sutton wrote this week, "but it seems difficult to get rid of old habits."

Morelos received these habits as a gift when he was born. The son of a local fruit seller and a homemaker, Alfredo grew up in CERETE (eastern Colombia), one of the poorest and most difficult areas in the country. His route from a destitute boy to a star in the Scottish league often required him to turn his elbows and develop elephant skin. He was 15 when he moved to the big city of Dean, 20 when he landed in Finland, and all the luggage he carried with him over the years he brings to the football field.

With 177 inches full of bursting force, Morelos plays uncompromisingly, struggles, fights, and sometimes forgets the existence of the border. The extreme zigzag between brilliant actions and irresponsible actions makes coping with it not easy at all. The fans are daring
Stability to be trusted, and even last year Gerrard lost patience after another red in the derby and declared: "I can not protect him anymore, I did above and beyond."

Stevie Gee. Don't give up his striker // Photo: Reuters

Luckily for Morelos and Rangers, Gerrard didn't really raise his hands. He continued to support, gave back, and did not let go even during difficult times like the current one. Since Boxing Day, back in December, Morelos has only scored one goal (in the Cup) and received him a number of reds and three yellows. Self-confidence cracked, and racist cries he faced with Kilmarnock threatened to break the Buffalo.

"I have no doubt these things have affected him," said Gerrard this week, "but we're here to give him all the support and maintenance he needs." The Rangers hope the supportive environment will allow Morelos to recover soon. They need his exiles in front of Braga, and they'll even be ready to live with the Reds.