Nicolás Lodeiro and Uruguay kicked off their 2019 Copa América campaign with a resounding 4-0 win over Ecuador on Sunday in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Selected into the Starting XI by Head Coach Óscar Tabárez, Lodeiro rewarded the decision by being central to all three first-half goals for La Celeste.
Seattle’s midfield maestro bagged the game-winning goal in the 5th minute, as he settled a cross from FC Barcelona’s Luis Suárez before flicking the ball over a defender and smashing a volley into the bottom corner. In the 20th minute, the Uruguayan was on the receiving end of an elbow to the head from Ecuador’s José Quintero, who received a straight red card upon Video Review.