CF Montreal’s Matias Coccaro over the moon with his Luis Suarez kit
Luis Suarez is an idol to many Uruguayans, and even though Matias Coccaro scored a goal in his team’s 3-2 win over Inter Miami, the prize of the day was a shirt exchange with Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer.
CF Montreal may have gotten a big win over Luis Suarez and Inter Miami, but even though Tata Martino’s side dropped a 3-2 result, they were no pushovers, even without Lionel Messi.
One of the heroes for the Canadian side was Matias Coccaro, a Uruguayan striker whose biggest claim to fame was cult hero status in Argentine top division side Huracan. Matias Coccaro scored 29 goals in 95 appearances.
Before that spell, Matias Coccaro had played for Montevideo City Torque, Rampla Juniors, and Villa Teresa with modest results, scoring a goal against a team with Messi and Suarez might sound like a dream, but getting Uruguay’s GOAT kit is an even bigger one.
Matias Coccaro in the post-game press conference held up Luis Suarez’s kit and was just all smiles showing it off, “When my dad sees this, he’s going to die…I remember seeing Suarez for the first time in 2006 vs. Rocha, when he scored the 3rd goal.”
Coccaro scored the go ahead 2-1 goal off a cross using his head, it was the Uruguayans first in Major League Soccer. CF Montreal is tied on points with Inter Miami in first place after 4 weeks of the MLS 2024 regular season.
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