AUGUST 20: Luis Suárez #9 of Inter Miami CF takes a penalty and scores the team's second goal during the Leagues Cup Quarter-final between Inter Miami CF and Tigres UANL at Chase Stadium on August 20, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Rich Storry//AFP (Photo by Rich Storry AFP)
Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa said on Monday that Luis Suarez does not owe him an apology after he opted against a World Cup recall for the 39-year-old striker.
The Inter Miami forward, Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer, retired from international football in September 2024, but recently indicated he would be willing to return if selected.
Bielsa explained that Suarez’s absence from the 26-man World Cup squad he named on Sunday was due to his preference for other attacking options, including another former Liverpool striker, Darwin Nunez.
“Suarez said he was willing to contribute with a return to the national team, which I always understood as a valuable and sincere statement. In fact, I have no differences with Suarez,” Bielsa said at his final press conference in Uruguay before departing for the World Cup.
