(VIDEO) The great goal by Nico De la Cruz involving Darwin Nunez

Uruguay achieved a great and historical 2-0 win against Brazil in the Estadio Centenario of Peñarol on the fourth day of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers where the Uruguayan team surprised the Brazilian players with a great performance and two goals in key moments of the game.

Precisely a former Peñarol player who played many games at that stadium, the Liverpool’s number 9 Darwin Nunez, was the best player on the pitch for the Uruguayan team, and left some brilliant moments during the game, being pivotal to achieve the Uruguayan 2-0 victory over Brazil.

The 24-year-old striker not only scored the opening goal for the Uruguayan team, but he was also able to give a sensational assist for his teammate Nico De la Cruz after completing a great move on the right side of the box before giving the pass to his teammate, an action which has proved the improvement made by the striker in terms of mobility and decision making to create shots on target for him and his teammates inside and outside the box.

Nico De la Cruz equalized Messi as the top scorer in 2026 World Cup qualifiers

The action happened at the 77th minute, a key moment to score the second goal and seal the victory over his rival, who saw how the Uruguayan team led the game and the score during the game. In this sense, Nico De la Cruz profited from the great assist by Nunez to score his third goal in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, where he equalized Messi as the top scorer in the four games played, followed precisely by Darwin Nunez with two goals.