FEATURED STORIESSPORTS

Suarez bags brace against Liverpool to win Uruguayan Championship for Nacional

Phenomenal
Phenomenal
Luis Suarez

Mueez Ajao

– Luis Suarez helped Nacional win the Uruguayan championship as he scored twice in a 4-1 win over Liverpool.

– Suarez, 35, returned to his boyhood club in the summer as a free agent after leaving Atletico Madrid.

– The former Liverpool and Barcelona striker scored in the 50th and the 96th minutes as Nacional won in extra time.

Luis Suarez

Also Read: Luis Suarez returns to childhood club; Nacional

– The Uruguayan side Liverpool are based in Montevideo and took their name from the English club because of historical cultural links between the two areas.

– Suarez, Uruguay’s record goalscorer, has scored six goals in 13 appearances on his return to the club he joined aged 14.

Luis Suarez

– He made his professional debut for Nacional at 18, in 2005, helping them win the Uruguayan league title to earn a move to Europe with Dutch side Groningen the following season.

– Since then he has gone on to win five La Liga titles and a Champions League trophy at Barcelona while he won the League Cup at Liverpool and the Premier League Golden Boot in 2013-14.

– He is expected to leave Nacional in November, when his short-term contract ends before the Qatar World Cup.

TAGGED: , ,
Share this Article
Lost your password?