Veteran Striker Luis Suarez Helps Boyhood Club Win Championship With Impressive Brace vs Uruguayan Liverpool

• Veteran Uruguay striker Luis Suarez produced a man-of-the-match performance for Club Nacional, helping them clinch the national title
• Suarez scored an excellent brace as Nacional beat Uruguay's Liverpool 4-1 to win the championship
• This was Suarez's second Uruguayan title after he won it in 2006, adding it to a long list of achievements in his glittering career

Former Liverpool and Barcelona striker Luis Suarez produced a stellar performance, with his brace helping his boyhood club Club Nacional clinch the Uruguayan championship.

Ironically, Nacional beat Liverpool 4-1 to win their 49th national championship. This was the second Uruguayan championship for Suarez, who also played for English club Liverpool.

35-year-old Suarez, the 2014 Premier League golden boot winner, left Atletico Madrid this past summer to join Nacional. The 2015 Champions League winner has made 14 appearances and scored eight times for Nacional, according to Transfermarkt.

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The Uruguayan is set to participate in the upcoming World Cup for his country, a tournament which is expected to be his last as he enters the twilight of his career.

Suarez scores brace versus Liverpool

The former Anfield hero opened the scoring for Nacional in the 50th minute, but Thiago Vecino's penalty in the 68th minute evened matters. The match ended 1-1 and proceeded to extra time., according to the Daily Mail.

Suarez added his second in the 96th minute before Emmanuel Gigliotti scored his brace late in extra time to put the match beyond doubt, handing Suarez his first Uruguayan title since the 2005/06 season.

Suarez has enjoyed a hugely successful career, especially with Barcelona. He formed a devastating partnership with Neymar and Lionel Messi, winning the 2015 treble and going down as one of the game's greatest strikers, according to the Guardian.

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Suarez delivers warning to Nunez

Sports Brief earlier reported on Luis Suarez sending a warning to his compatriot and Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez.

Suarez told Nunez to be strong and 'not repeat the screw-up' that saw the youngster sent off for the Reds against Crystal Palace.

The veteran striker urged Nunez to control his emotions when dealing with Premier League defenders.