Luis Suarez returns to Nacional. The Uruguayan star confirmed this Tuesday, July 26, his return to the club in which it was formedending with months of uncertainty following his departure from Atletico Madrid.
It will be about it second level de Suarez in a Nacional that is currently in South American Cup quarter-finals (against Atlético Goianiense) and which this Wednesday, July 27, he will face Liverpool for the final of the Intermediate Tournament.
🚨 The #SuarezANacional turned into reality
📹 This is how the striker confirmed his return to the club
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Luis Suarez’s first stage at Nacional
Born on Jumpa city of 130,000 inhabitants located about 500 kilometers from Montevideo, Luis Suarez arrived at Nacional at the age of 13 and he went all the way to his debut from the club’s formative departments, from within no less Copa Libertadores 2005 with only 18 years old.
Nacional reached the last date they had to go to Colombia to win, where they faced Junior from Barranquilla. With 25 minutes remaining the score was 1-1 and the Bag I had to go for the win. It was there that Martin Lasarte opted for the young forward, who came in for a midfielder like Sebastian Vasquez. A Juan Ángel Albín goal made it 2-1 to the Uruguayans, but Junior ended up turning the tables in the final game to win 3-2, eliminating Nacional on his Pistolero debut.
This was just one of Suarez’s four international caps with Nacionalwho also played three games in the Copa Libertadores 2006, no conversion goals (Nacional were knocked out in the round of 16 by eventual champions Inter de Porto Alegre).
Nonetheless, at the domestic level, individual and collective successes began. The national team won it First Division Championship 2005 and added two more titles in the 2005-2006 season, with Suarez already cemented as one of the team’s fixtures: Bag stayed with him Closing Tournament and also with the 2005-2006 Championshipwho faced the winners of the Clausura and Apertura (Rocha). Suarez scored in both games of that decisive series against Rocha.
In addition to his official records in Uruguay and South America, Suarez began to impress at European level in August 2005 when Nacional toured the old continent where the native of Salto transformed Sevilla and also stood out in La Coruña’s traditional Teresa Herrera Trophy.
How many goals did Luis Suarez score at Nacional?
Counting the Artigas Cup (qualifying tournament for the Libertadores), Suarez converted 12 goals in 35 official games in his first spell at Nacional. In 2006, aged 19 and already with three titles under his belt, Lutso was moved to Groningen, Holland (only for 800 thousand euros), where his glorious European career would begin, with subsequent steps from Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid.
