Uruguay exited the Copa America semi-finals at the hands of Colombia in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday night. The end of the match descended into anarchy though, as Uruguay players were seen fighting with the Colombia fans in the stands.
Some remarkable images have emerged. #LFC @tntsports pic.twitter.com/75aTrEZKSJ
— Football España (@footballespana_) July 11, 2024
Following the match, Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo, Atletico Madrid’s Jose Maria Gimenez and Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez were all seen in the stands fighting the fans.
Uruguay crashed out of #CopaAmerica2024 last night, suffering a 1-0 defeat to Colombia.
The match ended in disgrace though, as Darwin Nunez, Ronald Araujo and Jose Maria Gimenez battled Colombia fans in the stands though. Story below👇pic.twitter.com/vJ4S226Vzg
— Football España (@footballespana_) July 11, 2024
Real Madrid’s Fede Valverde was also seen exiting the seen rapidly with his recently born baby. The Celeste players claim they marched into the stands to protect their family members from the Colombia support, who began raining down drinks and some objects on them, as they were sat towards the front of the stand. It took security and police some time to separate the two factions.
After defeat to Colombia, Uruguayan players entered the stands at Bank of America Stadium and began to throw punches. Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez amongst those at the forefront. pic.twitter.com/VE3unKObSa
— Kyle Bonn (@the_bonnfire) July 11, 2024
During the scenes, Nunez can be seen hitting a Colombia fan, although he was slapped by the fan beforehand. That said, some have claimed that the Uruguay staff in the area were responsible for the initiation of hostilities, alleging they threw the first punches.
As stated before, Uruguayan staff that was sitting in that section harassed Colombia fans. Then once the game was over they started throwing drinks which happened to land on families. Fans never hit on anybody until Uruguayans started throwing punches. #CopaAmerica2024 #colombia pic.twitter.com/eDsrXubuBa
— QC Javi (@qc_javi) July 11, 2024
According to El Pais de Montevideo, as carried by Marca, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Manuel Ugarte’s mother was one of those in the crowd, and reportedly fainted in the tunnel after she had been removed from the scene. Gimenez also defended his teammates, calling the entire scene a ‘disaster’.
No suprise, araujo is dumb as a rock.
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