Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian Luiz Adriano was the big winner in last night’s 4:0 trashing of French side Toulouse in the Europa League, earning 26.52 rating points in the FTBL system and taking the 5th spot in our Top 23 of Brazilian strikers.

This is a remarkable achievement for a player in a Category 2 league. Perspectives abound for a further rise: Adriano’s plank to beat in the next game against second-from-bottom FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod will be just 3.65 rating points, and let’s remember that the Brazilian has scored in 4 games in a row.

Our prediction is that Adriano’s FTBL rating will climb above 115 points and that he will rise to 4th in our ranking of Brazilian strikers by Sunday.