June 17 (UPI) -- Barcelona's Luis Suarez and Paris Saint-Germain's Edinson Cavani each scored first half goals to help Uruguay to a 4-0 thrashing of Ecuador in the group stage of the 2019 Copa America.
Nicolas Lodeiro opened the scoring in the victory Sunday at Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Suarez assisted the Uruguayan winger in the sixth minute of the Group C clash. Suarez lofted a ball into the box during the scoring sequence. Lodeiro stabbed at the ball and juggled around a defender, before finishing with a shot into the far-post netting.