Uruguay, with a population of more than 3 million, is a veritable fertile land for football, and from this South American degree has come Francescoli, Recoba, Fran, Suarez, Cavani and many other top stars. Among them, Fran, Suarez and Cavani, the three divine strikers, have maintained considerable goal efficiency in clubs and national teams.
Fran, who failed to succeed in Manchester United, shined brightly after coming to La Liga, and his left and right feet were extremely balanced, and he finally won the La Liga Golden Boot twice and the European Golden Boot Award twice. In the Uruguayan national team, Fran scored 36 goals in 112 appearances, ranking third in the uruguayan national team's all-time top scorer list. Fran scored six goals in the World Cup, 15 in the World Cup and six in the Copa America.
After Fran ended his international career, Uruguay still had a sharp forward double of Cavani and Suarez, both born in 1987.
Cavani has won 1 Serie A Golden Boot and 2 Ligue 1 Golden Boots, scoring a total of 200 goals for Paris Saint-Germain, and is the first scorer in the history of Paris Saint-Germain. In the Uruguayan national team, the 34-year-old Cavani has scored 53 goals in 126 appearances, ranking second in the Uruguayan national team's all-time top scorer list.
Suarez has won the Eredivisie Golden Boot once, the Premier League Golden Boot once, the La Liga Golden Boot once and the European Golden Boot twice. In the Uruguayan national team, the 34-year-old Suarez has also made 126 appearances, scoring 65 goals, firmly occupying the throne of the Uruguayan national team's all-time top scorer.
Cavani and Suarez are both 34 years old, while Uruguay's younger generation of strikers are also growing, such as 22-year-old Núñez.
At 1.87 meters tall, Núñez started his career at Uruguayan club Penarol, and in August 2019, he traveled to Europe to join La Liga side Almería. In the 2019-20 La Liga season, Núñez scored 16 goals in 32 appearances.
After just one season with Almeria, Núñez moved to Portuguese Super League giants Benfica for a transfer fee of 24 million euros. To date, Núñez has represented Benfica 35 times in the Portuguese Premier League, scoring 10 goals. In the 2021-22 Champions League group stage, Benfica beat Barca 3-0 at home, and Núñez, wearing Benfica's no. 9 shirt, was quite active.
Just 3 minutes into the opening, receiving a pass from a teammate over the top, Núñez swung open Garcia in the penalty area and fired a low shot into the goal to receive his first goal in the Champions League.
In the 52nd minute, Núñez narrowly scored another goal when his shot from outside the box hit the upright.
In the 79th minute, Nunez scored a penalty.
Núñez, who scored 2 goals, was voted the best of the game.
In the Uruguayan national team, the 22-year-old Nunez has made 6 appearances, scoring 2 goals. In the warm-up match against Peru in October 2019, Núñez scored his first goal for the national team with a header from inside the penalty area.
In the World Cup in November 2020, Uruguay beat Colombia 3-0 away, with Cavani and Suarez scoring one goal each, and substitute Núñez also scored, scoring his second goal in the national team with a long-range shot from outside the box.
With Cavani and Suarez both 34 years old, the emergence of the 22-year-old Núñez is quite timely, uruguay front, followed by someone.