Luis Suarez was close to being released by Nacional after a poor start to his senior career, according to former coach Ruben Sosa.
Former Uruguay forward Ruben Sosa revealed Nacional wanted to send Luis Suarez home because of poor form in his debut season.
Sosa, who played for the likes of Lazio, Inter and Borussia Dortmund in the late 1980s and early 90s, was the forward coach at Nacional when Suarez made his senior debut.
"[Nacional] wanted to send Luis Suarez home at the start because he didn't score any goals in his first five games," the 49-year-old told EFE.