Uruguay striker Luis Suarez said he will not change the way he plays, but will come back to international football with ‘moderation’ when he makes an expected return this week from a nine-match ban for biting.

Suarez is set to face Brazil in a World Cup qualifier after sitting out nine competitive international fixtures for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at the last World Cup in Brazil almost two years ago.

The Barcelona player has managed to keep out of trouble for his club since the incident but said he will not change his aggressive style that has helped to make him one of the world’s deadliest strikers in the game.

“I am going to have the same attitude, I will still run, still pressure, still argue because no one is going to change the way I play,” he told reporters ahead of tomorrow night’s match in Recife.

“But with moderation, like I am doing now at Barcelona, being more intelligent about a lot of things, trying to take advantage of the situations life is putting in front of me.

Uruguay have enjoyed a good start to their qualifying campaign, winning three out of their four games to sit in second place in the 10-team table, behind Ecuador, the only side to win all of their games so far.

After facing Brazil this week, Uruguay return home to play Peru next Tuesday.

Fixtures
Playing today: Bolivia vs Colombia; Ecuador vs Paraguay.
Tomorrow: Chile vs Argentina; Peru vs Venezuela; Brazil vs Uruguay.