Lambasted in Europe for his attitude on the pitch, Uruguay's controversial Liverpool forward Luis Suarez is in contrast seen as the saviour of his country. Fans of the Celeste warm to his goal sense and will to win, which will stand the South Americans in good stead during the Confederations Cup in Brazil. The 26-year-old, nicknamed "El Pistolero" or the gun-slinger, once again showed his effectiveness and class with a stunning strike in the 1-0 friendly win against France in Montevideo this week.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed on Tuesday that he would be willing to discuss a deal with Manchester City that would see strikers Edin Dzeko and Edinson Cavani move in opposite directions. "I have said to (sporting director Riccardo) Bigon: 'Go and see City to negotiate a bit for Dzeko and see what they are prepared to do for Cavani," De Laurentiis said during a public meeting in Naples.

Lorenzo Insigne came off the bench to score an injury-time winner as Napoli cemented second place in Serie A with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Cagliari on Sunday. With AC Milan away to Juventus later Sunday Napoli could ill afford to drop points as they look to secure the runner-up spot which offers direct qualification for next season's Champions League. However, for over 90 minutes, that looked to be the case as Cagliari stemmed the Napoli tide until Insigne's deflected shot from 25 metres handed his team all three points in the fourth minute of injury time.

By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Striker Luis Suarez will miss South American champions Uruguay's crucial World Cup qualifier in Venezuela, the upstarts threatening to deny them a place in next year's finals in Brazil. Suarez, who has scored eight goals in the qualifying campaign, picked up a second booking during Tuesday's 2-0 loss to Chile in Santiago and is suspended for Uruguay's June 11 visit to Venezuela.