on 6 july 2012, after terminating his contract with inter, forlán signed a three-year deal with brazilian club internacional. he was also linked to mexican teams tigres uanl and club américa. in january 2013, forlán was linked with another mexican team, the recently promoted club león. at león, forlán had the chance to play the 2013 copa libertadores; internacional, however, retained forlán's services for the 2013 season.