37-Year-Old Luis Suarez Becomes Oldest Player to Score in Copa America History, Achieves Feat With Late Equaliser in Canada vs Uruguay Match
Luis Suarez scored an injury-time equalizer for the Uruguay National football team to send the match in the penalty shoot-out. He then scored a penalty to help his side secure third place in the Copa America 2024 tournament.
Inter Miami star Luis Suarez hardly played in the Copa America fixtures with Darvin Nunez heading the attack for the Uruguay National Football Team. But for the third-place match against the Canada National Football Team, the 37-year-old Suarez was called into action early in the second half and he delivered for his country. Suarez netted an injury-time equalizer for his side sending the match into the penalty shoot-out. With the strike, Suarez became the oldest player in Copa America History to score a goal beating Argentina’s Angle Labruna’s record. Suarez stepped up in the penalty shoot-out and scored for his team. Canada 2-2 Uruguay, Copa America 2024 Third Place: Luis Suarez’s Late Strike Earns La Celeste Podium Finish (Watch Goal Highlights).
Luis Suarez Becomes Oldest Player to Score in Copa America Tournament
With a stoppage time goal that sent the game to penalties, Luis Suárez became the oldest player to ever score in Copa América history 👏🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/6J7YTFIND3
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 14, 2024
Luis Suarez Goal Against Canada in Copa America 2024
LUIS SUÁREZ 💥 pic.twitter.com/fNiFO6UuWN
— CONMEBOL Copa América™️ ENG (@copaamerica_ENG) July 14, 2024
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