Seattle Sounders midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro and Uruguay maintained their unbeaten start to the 2019 Copa América on Thursday with a 2-2 draw against Japan at the Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Lodeiro retained his spot in the Starting XI and played 76 minutes on a stacked Uruguay side after his stellar performance in the group-stage opener.
Japan drew first blood in the 25th minute Koji Miyoshi settled a long diagonal pass from Gaku Shibasaki, drove inside toward goal and rifled a shot inside the near post. La Celeste equalized minutes later when Luis Suárez calmly dispatched his penalty kick, which was awarded after Video Review, past the Japanese goalkeeper.