Liverpool striker Nunez opened the scoring just before the interval with a bullet header that beat goalkeeper Ederson at his near post following Maximiliano Araujo's cross from the left flank, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brazil suffered a setback just before halftime when Neymar was taken off on a stretcher following a challenge from De la Cruz.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The latter doubled the hosts' advantage 13 minutes from time as he slotted home a close-range effort following Nunez's cross.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The result at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo leaves Uruguay second in the 10-team South American group with seven points from four games, ahead of Brazil on goals scored.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Yeferson Soteldo scored one goal and set up another as Venezuela cruised to a 3-0 home victory over 10-man Chile.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The hosts took the lead through Santos midfielder Soteldo, who rifled a low shot into the far corner after Jose Martinez intercepted an errant Paulo Diaz pass.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Soteldo then turned provider as his mazy run and cut-back from the left byline gave Salomon Rondon an easy tap-in at the near post.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The visitors were reduced to 10 men just before the hour when Marcelino Nunez was shown a second yellow card for dissent just moments after he was booked for a crude challenge on Cristian Casseres.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Darwin Machis, who replaced Samuel Sosa in the 57th minute, put the result beyond doubt by sweeping home from close range after Casseres headed on Soteldo's cross.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The result at Estadio Monumental in Maturin leaves Venezuela with seven points from four qualifiers as they seek a berth in football's showpiece tournament for the first time. Chile has four points with just one win so far.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In other South American zone qualifiers on Tuesday, Ecuador was held to a goalless home draw by Colombia, and Paraguay edged to a 1-0 home victory over Bolivia. <\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nunez-leads-uruguay-to-victory-over-brazil.jpg", "alt_img": "Nunez leads Uruguay to victory over Brazil", "alt_title": "Darwin Nunez,", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Nunez Leads Uruguay To Victory Over Brazil On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Nunez Leads Uruguay To Victory Over Brazil, FIFA World Cup: Darwin Nunez and Nicolas de la Cruz scored either side of halftime as Uruguay secured a 2-0.", "seo_keywords": "Darwin Nunez, FIFA World Cup, Maximiliano Araujo, South American, Yeferson Soteldo, Jose Martinez, Paulo Diaz, Salomon Rondon, Marcelino Nunez, Cristian Casseres, Darwin Machis, Samuel Sosa, Estadio Monumental", "tag": "", "tagging": "Darwin Nunez, FIFA World Cup, Maximiliano Araujo, South American, Yeferson Soteldo, Jose Martinez, Paulo Diaz, Salomon Rondon, Marcelino Nunez, Cristian Casseres, Darwin Machis, Samuel Sosa, Estadio Monumental", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "nunez-leads-uruguay-to-victory-over-brazil", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "669", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-10-18 09:46:03", "updated": "2023-10-18 09:46:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Darwin Nunez, FIFA World Cup, Maximiliano Araujo, South American, Yeferson Soteldo, Jose Martinez, Paulo Diaz, Salomon Rondon, Marcelino Nunez, Cristian Casseres, Darwin Machis, Samuel Sosa, Estadio Monumental", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-10-18 09:46:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "football", "cnmid": "809637", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/nunez-leads-uruguay-to-victory-over-brazil-9669" }