2024-07-19 01:35:45
Uruguayan players took to the stands and engaged in a pitched battle with Colombian fans.
The second semi-final of the Copa America was played between Uruguay and Colombia was marked by a series of incidents that involved Darwin Núñez and Ronald Araujo as protagonists, those who climbed into the stands to fight with the Colombian fans.
Colombia reached the final of the continental competition after 23 years thanks to a goal by Jefferson Lerma at 39′. After the final whistle and amid the effusive celebration of the Colombian fans, a real commotion broke out camp battle, where glasses of beer and punches between players and fans were falling everywhere.
Why did the violent fight between Uruguayan players and Colombian fans start?
After the embarrassing incident that marred the end of the match, the central defender of the Uruguayan national team, Jose Maria Gimenezexplained the start of the fight.
“Please be careful because our families are in the stands. They made an avalanche, the fans of a certain sector of Colombia and they don’t let us speak on the microphoneI’m going to say it now, because I know I can say it because if you don’t get cut off, This is a disaster. Our family was in danger.” Josema left saying.
In this sense, he justified his actions and those of his colleagues: “We had to go up into the stands to take out our loved ones with tiny newborn babies. It was a complete disaster, there wasn’t a single police officer. They were arrested half an hour later. It was a disaster and we were here defending our own people.”
In this context, the Uruguayan defender sent a direct message to the Copa América organization. “I hope that those who are organizing this be a little more careful with the family, with the people and the surroundings of the stadiums because it is a complete disaster,” he said.
“The same thing happens in every game. Our family is suffering because some people take a few sips of alcohol, they don’t know how to drink and they behave like children and they are not decent,” he added.
“I hope they are careful in the next game so that this doesn’t happen again because it is a disaster.”Giménez concluded.