Uruguayan star Luis Suarez received two emotional messages from his former Barcelona teammates, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr., after the striker nicknamed “El Pistolero” announced his retirement from international football.
Suarez (37 years old) announced his retirement from international football, with Uruguay national teamAfter a career that began in 2007, and included achieving many accomplishments, both individually and collectively.
Luis Suarez is the all-time top scorer for Uruguay, with 69 goals. He led the “Celestials” to win the 2011 Copa America and reach the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup.
In turn, he wrote: Messi (Suarez’s current teammate at Inter Miami) wrote on his Instagram account: “You are unique, Luis Suarez, on and off the pitch. I love you very much.” Messi accompanied his message with a photo of himself hugging Suarez.
As for Neymar, he also wrote on Instagram: “Luisito forever. You have written your name in the history of football in your country. You are very wonderful, and I love you very much.”
And attach Neymar His message included two red and blue heart emojis, in reference to Barcelona, and he also posted a picture of Suarez in a Uruguayan national team jersey.
Luis Suarez prepares for his final appearance for Uruguay
Suarez is scheduled to play his last match with the Uruguay national team next Friday against Paraguay, in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The match will be held at the famous Centenario Stadium in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, and will be an important opportunity for the fans of the team that won the World Cup twice, the last of which was in 1950 in Brazil, to celebrate Suarez.
It is noteworthy that Suarez, Messi and Neymar played together at Barcelona between 2014 and 2017, and together they formed a fiery attacking triangle, known as “MSN”, leading Barça to a historic quintuple in 2015.
