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Mark Wakefield

Luis Suarez misses awful penalty but former Liverpool striker redeems himself

Former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez missed a penalty for Gremio before following up with an unfortunate miss-kick.

The ex-Reds striker spent three-and-a-half years at Anfield from 2011-14, during which time he scored 82 goals in 133 appearances. He left Liverpool to join Barcelona in a £75 million deal.

Since leaving Merseyside, Suarez’s career has taken him from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid and Uruguayan club Nacional. Now the 36-year-old is in Brazil with Gremio.

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Suarez was in action for his new club on Thursday evening against Ferroviario in the Copa do Brasil second round match. With the game goalless, Gremio were awarded a penalty within the first 15 minutes.

He stepped up to take the spot-kick, but his effort was unbelievably tame and saved by the Ferroviario goalkeeper. The ball rebounded back into the path of the ex-Liverpool striker, for what seemed to be a simple tap-in.

However, Suarez performed an unfortunate miss-kick and failed to find the back of the net. The ball was then recovered by a Ferroviario defender, who cleared the ball away for a corner.

Suarez would later redeem himself in the match, scoring Gremio’s second goal as they secured a 3-0 win. Bruno Alves and Ferreira were also on the score sheet for the Brazilian club.

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