Costa was signed to replace fellow veteran Luis Suarez, who left last year for Inter Miami.
His beginning has been superb: In four matches in all competitions, the Brazilian, also a Spain international (24 caps, 10 goals) has scored 5 times, all in just 291 minutes.
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If I score more goals than Surez, they (the leaders) will have to pay more (laughs)!" joked Costa.
Interestingly played with Suarez at Atletico.