Liverpool star Darwin Nunez is on the verge of breaking a 96-year-long record after scoring during Uruguay’s match against Bolivia.
On Thursday night, Nunez spearheaded Uruguay’s attack as they took on Bolivia in the Copa America at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Marcelo Bielsa’s came out 5-0 winners thanks to goals by Nunez, Facundo Pellistri, Maximiliano Araujo, Federico Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur.
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Liverpool frontman Nunez netted in the 21st minute, which was his second goal of Copa America 2024 after scoring against Panama in the curtain raiser.
In addition, the 23-year-old has now scored in seven consecutive matches for his country, equaling the record set by Hector Scarone, who first achieved the feat 96 years ago.
If Nunez manages to find the back of the net against the USA in his next match, he will be out on his own as the record holder.
Nunez was eventually brought off in the 83rd minute against Bolivia, replaced by former Liverpool and Barcelona striker Luis Suarez.
Heading into the tournament, Nunez was on the back of a difficult season with Liverpool.
During the 23/24 season, he managed 18 goals and 13 assists in 54 appearances for the Reds.
However, Uruguay boss Bielsa has no concerns over Nunez. He said: “Darwin is a player who doesn't need any kind of support. You have to know what it means to play for Liverpool and who he competes with, and what his cycles were like, when he converted, when he stopped converting, why he stopped converting.
“These are things that he manages in proportion to the place he occupies in the football world. The only thing that worries me is that he is able to do what he does in an extraordinary way as many times as possible, which is converting, defining, finishing the actions, choosing where he should direct the shot that provides the right conditions to execute it.”
He added: “I insist, it would be a contradiction for me to say that what has value are the goals because I am saying the opposite. What is the best way to accompany that where he does not need company because he has shown that he can solve it on his own? Trying to give him a lot of balls to score goals.”
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Topics: Darwin Nunez, Liverpool, Copa America, Football, Uruguay
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