Luis Suárez shines in Venezuela v Colombia, ex-Sporting on bench (video) | OneFootball

Luis Suárez’s Colombia defeated Venezuela 6-3 on a football night that had a bit of everything. The striker, who is a new signing for Sporting, helped the Cafeteros overcome the home side by scoring four goals, which were essential for the comeback. In this way, his country keeps its hopes alive of reaching the next World Cup.

It was actually Venezuela who started the game better, taking the lead twice: Segovia made it 1-0 after just 3 minutes, Yerry Mina equalized in the 10th minute, and Josef Martínez put the home side back in front in the 12th. Even so, the teams went into halftime level at two apiece, as Sporting’s number 97 equalized again in the 42nd minute (2-2).

When both teams returned from the locker rooms, Luis Suárez showed that it was truly his night. After scoring his first goal, the Sporting striker found the net again in the 50th, 59th, and 67th minutes, thus completing his first four-goal game for the Colombian national team. With the score at 5-2, the striker was substituted in the 69th minute as a reward for his great performance.

Before the end of the match, there was still one more goal for each side. In the 76th minute, Salomón Rondón scored a consolation goal for Venezuela, but before the referee blew the final whistle, Jhon Córdoba restored the three-goal lead and set the final score at 6-3. Former Sporting player Santiago Arias was included in the Colombian squad but did not leave the bench.

After a great individual and collective display, Luis Suárez wraps up his international break and returns to Sporting. The number 97 is expected to be the last player to return to Rui Borges’ squad, as he will only come back on the eve of the match against Famalicão, which will be played on September 13 at 8:30 pm.

Check out Luis Suárez’s fourth goal:

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