Darwin Núñez was as delighted as the Liverpool supporters to see his header find the back of the net for Uruguay.
Starring against Canada, our No.27 delivered a bullet finisher after a good jump for a cross from Luis Suarez.
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However, that was not the only highlight of the match and the 23-year-old was impressive throughout the game, repeatedly testing Milan Borjan’s net.
It’s interesting to see the former Benfica man take on a wider starting position for his nation and let’s hope this performance can continue in the match against Brighton.
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Fingers crossed that we see a confident return to Merseyside this week, with plenty more goals to come in the red shirt.
You can watch the full highlights of Núñez for Uruguay through the 1947 production on YouTube:
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