Darwin Nunez triumphs over former Liverpool rival as Uruguay secure victory

In an electrifying match in Montevideo, Andres Gomez appeared to have secured a thrilling comeback for Colombia with a last-minute goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time, leveling the score at 2-2.

However, Manchester United midfielder Manuel Ugarte popped up in the 11th minute of injury time with a dramatic late winner to secure a 3-2 victory for Marcelo Bielsa’s side.

Nunez had clashed with Mina, who came on as a late substitute in injury time, before Uruguay’s winning goal.

However, after Ugarte struck to make it 3-2 to Uruguay, Nunez immediately turned and celebrated wildly in front of Mina before joining his teammates.

‘I’m happy to see the fans in the stands celebrating, it’s a goal that I’ll remember forever,’ Ugarte said after his goal.

‘I’m not one to score a lot of goals. The match was nice, I think we deserved to win and sometimes it’s nice to win a match like that.

‘I thought about my parents, about my niece who was born a month ago. It was beautiful to see the crowd celebrating like that.’

The win has put Uruguay second in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying table, three points behind leaders Argentina and level with Colombia who drop to third.

Mina, meanwhile, is facing a potential suspension for pushing a cameraman on the pitch in the aftermath of Colombia’s defeat.

In September, Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez was handed a two game ban after he slapped a camera during Argentina’s defeat to Colombia.

If banned, Mina would be absent for Colombia’s World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Paraguay.

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