BARRANQUILLA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez converted a late penalty to earn Uruguay a 2-2 away draw with Colombia in their FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier here on Thursday.
James Rodriguez gave the hosts the lead on the half-hour, controlling Santiago Arias' cross with his right foot before lashing a low left-footed drive into the bottom-right corner.
Uruguay equalized just after halftime through Matias Olveira, who headed in at the far post following a corner.
The Cafeteros regained the advantage shortly after when Mateus Uribe capitalized on some poor Uruguay defending to fire a 15-yard effort into the top right corner.
The Celeste continued to press and the referee pointed to the spot in the 87th minute after Maximiliano Araujo was brought down in the penalty area by Maximiliano Araujo.
Darwin Nunez converted the resultant spot-kick as Uruguay savaged a valuable point away from home. ■
