Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez rose to the occasion, scoring a fantastic goal in the second half to help Uruguay keep their World Cup qualification hopes alive with a 1-0 victory away to Paraguay on Thursday.
The 35-year-old struck in the 50th minute by running on to Diego Godin’s long pass and firing a first-time shot into the far corner.
Paraguay were reduced to 10 men in second-half stoppage time when Gustavo Gomez was shown a second yellow card for a bad foul on Jose Gimenez.
The result leaves Uruguay fourth in the 10-team South American zone with 19 points from 15 matches. Paraguay are ninth with 13 points.
Earlier on Thursday, Brazil and Ecuador drew 1-1 in Quito and Argentina overcame hosts Chile 2-1 in Calama.
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