2024-08-29 03:01:00
Uruguayan footballers Darwin Núñez and Rodrigo Bentancur were the two players most severely sanctioned by Conmebol after the pitched battle they had with Colombian fans following the Copa América semi-final in the United States.
Liverpool star Nunez will have to serve a five-match suspension in the South American Qualifiers and pay a fine of 20 thousand dollars, while Tottenham midfielder Bentancur faces a four-match ban and a $16,000 fine. In the videos of the incidents, the forward is seen fighting with Colombian fans with his fists, while the former Boca player threw a bottle that hit the head of a Uruguayan team member who was trying to separate the most excited ones.
In addition to the two most affected players, Three other players were sanctioned with three match suspensions and a fine of 12 thousand dollars: Mathías Olivera, Ronald Araujo and José María Giménez. Meanwhile, the players Sebastián Cáceres, Matías Viña, Emiliano Martínez, Brian Rodríguez, Santiago Mele and Facundo Pellistri They were not disciplined, but will each have to pay a fine of $5,000. In addition, The Uruguayan Football Association was also sanctioned and will have to pay 20 thousand dollars.
These sanctions are due to the pitched battle that the Uruguayan players engaged in after their elimination against Colombia in the semi-finals of the Copa América. This also led to a furious press conference by technical director Marcelo Bielsa, who complained that the players were going to be severely punished because of organisational errors.which placed the relatives of the Uruguayan players in the middle of the Colombian fans, without the security forces intervening to protect them. From this situation, the footballers reacted and, in their desire to protect their relatives, they clashed with the Colombian fans in the stands of the stadium.