Luis Suárez is back at the youth club Nacional – and scores

Footballer Luis Suárez has returned to his youth club Nacional in Montevideo. The battered body takes its toll, the World Cup in Qatar is the last big goal.

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Uruguayan television had been broadcasting live for hours, and a caravan of fans escorted Luis Suárez to the stadium, where the supporters sang as passionately as they do only on the banks of the Río de la Plata. Montevideo celebrated the return of a prodigal son. After the announcement of his change a week earlier, there were reports of firecrackers in the city and spontaneous, incredulous shouts from the people: “Suárez is coming!”