WATCH: Jimenez pays tribute to WWE superstar with mask celebration

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WATCH: Jimenez pays tribute to WWE superstar with mask celebration image

Raul Jimenez scored the first goal as Benfica lifted the Portuguese title, chipping the ball over Vitoria goalkeeper Joao Miguel to put his team on the road to a 2-1 victory.

While his goal helped Benfica to a league-cup double, it's his celebration that earned rave reviews - and a yellow card.

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After putting the ball in the back of the net, the Mexican forward reached into his shorts and pulled out a lucha libre mask in the same style worn by Mexican WWE superstar Sin Cara. 

"Thanks, friend," the wrestler wrote on Twitter. "Viva Mexico!"

Jimenez now will travel to join up with the Mexico national team ahead of June's World Cup qualification matches against Honduras and the United States while Sin Cara could appear on Tuesday's WWE Smackdown show.

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Jon Arnold covered the Mexico national team and Concacaf region in English for Goal until March 2020. His byline also has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the New York Times Goal blog, FloFC and Pacific Standard. In addition to his written work, he serves as the Concacaf expert on the BBC's World Football Phone-In and has appeared on SiriusXMFC in English and Fox Deportes and Milenio in Spanish. Formerly based in Tijuana and currently living in Texas, Jon covered the 2018 World Cup, the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Copa America Centenario and the last five Gold Cups.