Suárez: Unforgettable to Play for Uruguay, Copa America is the Most Unique Title of My Career

On September 3rd, Suárez announced his retirement from the Uruguayan national team. In an interview following this announcement, he expressed that declaring his departure from the national team was a difficult and complex moment for him.

This weekend, in the South American World Cup qualifiers, Uruguay will face Paraguay at home, and Suárez said, “This will be my last match with the national team. I have been thinking about and analyzing the decision to leave the national team, but it feels like the right time. Although the decision to leave the national team is very difficult, now is the time to say goodbye.”

“I have played for the Uruguayan national team for 17 years, everyone knows the effort I’ve put into it. I am leaving with all the love and blessings from the fans and teammates. It’s hard for me to participate in the next World Cup, so I prefer to leave now. But until my last game with the national team, I will give it my all.”

“I won’t be leaving professional football, I don’t know what I’ll do in the future, but I still want to be connected to football.”

“Former coach Tabárez is one of the people who helped me the most; 90% of my time with the national team was under his leadership. I received a lot of love in the national team and had many glorious moments, such as scoring four goals against Chile, or scoring in the World Cup. I have won many titles in my career, but the 2011 Copa America title will always be the most unique title for me. All the achievements I made with the national team are thanks to Maestro Tabárez and the golden generation of 2010.”

“I always dreamed of becoming a legend like Francescoli. I can’t surpass him; he led Uruguay to win the Copa America three times, but I also wanted to write my name in the history of Uruguayan football, and now I have done so. Participating in four consecutive World Cups is not an easy feat for Uruguay, I have so many goals with the national team, memories of joy and pain, these are things no one can take away.”