Barcelona icon shows he still got it by scoring a clutch equalizer for Uruguay

The 3rd place Copa fixture between Canada and Uruguay truly lived up to the expectations of football fans. A nail-biting encounter, having beautiful goals, masterpiece defending, and late minutes of drama, the match's every minute seemed worth watching. Moreover, the comeback of Uruguay in the last minutes of the electrifying clash was the cherry on the cake.

Just 8 minutes into the fixture, Rodrigo Bentancur helped the Uruguayan side get the early lead as he scored a thunderous shot in the back of the net. However, the Canadian counterparts didn't take much time to respond as a beautiful finish from Ismael Kone tied the score. When the match seemed to move towards the penalties, Jonathan David shocked the Uruguayan team as he netted it past Rochet to give Canada the lead in the 80th minute.

Luis Suarez pulls a 92nd-minute equalizer

Though everyone had thought that probably it's not the day for Uruguay, the former Barcelona maestro striker appeared on the scene. Luis Suarez, with an inch-perfect shot, made Uruguay's comeback possible. As the match later went to penalties, Uruguay defeated Canada 4-3 to secure the 3rd place, in Copa America 2024.

Not only in the regular minutes of play, but Luis Suarez also assisted Uruguay in the penalties, as his decisive penalty proved to seal the fixture for Uruguay. Unfortunately, for Suarez, he couldn't win his last Copa America, on which he seemed extremely upset,

""It was a painful elimination for us. We were hoping to reach the final and win the cup.""

- Luis Suarez

Suarez hopes that Barca legend Leo Messi wins Copa 2024

However, he wished his teammate and greatest friend, Leo Messi, luck for the same,

""I hope for my friend Messi to win the cup. He deserves this. I was hoping to face him in the final because it would have been the last time i faced him in a final.""

- Luis Suarez

At the last, he mentioned that as Uruguay couldn't reach the finals, he would support Messi's Argentina by being in the stands,

""I hope for him to lift the cup. I will support him, of course, and I will be present to watch The match from the stands""

- Luis Suarez

As the Uruguayan legend had announced, Copa America 2024 was his last appearance in the South American tournament. But even so, Luis Suarez's 92nd-minute finish reminded Culers of his days at the Blaugrana club. Though many will continue playing football, there wouldn't be a better striker than Luis Suarez to win the Golden Boot award in the Prime Messi and Ronaldo era.