Away from Sporting, Luis Suárez dedicates Colombia goal | OneFootball

In service of his country, as one of the 17 players in Rui Borges' squad absent from training at the Alcochete Academy, Luis Suárez remains in red-hot form - having scored in seven consecutive games - and this time, he found the net in Colombia’s 1-1 draw against Mexico in the early hours of this morning.

In a very balanced match, in which the Mexican team was actually the more dangerous side, it was the Colombians who went ahead on the scoreboard. Still in the 1st half, in the 9th minute, assisted by Richard Ríos with a pinpoint cross, the .

In this way, the 28-year-old Colombian international returned to scoring for his national team after finishing the final stage of the 2026 World Cup without a goal. In great form at the start of the season, the goal also came with a very special dedication.

During the celebration, Luis Suárez made sure to pay tribute to his son Charly, who turned two last Friday and with whom he was unable to spend the special day or attend the birthday party due to his national team commitments.

At that moment, the Lions’ 'number 97' raised two fingers, signaling his son’s new age, and rocked his arms like cradling a baby. Surprisingly, this was the first friendly for the national team in which Suárez wore the number 9 shirt.

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