The incident took place at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, with Uruguay players involved in a brawl with fans after their team lost 1-0 to Colombia at Five Uruguay players suspended after Copa America brawl; Nunez banned for five games, Bentancur four.
ASUNCION: South American soccer body CONMEBOL suspended on Wednesday several Uruguayan internationals due to incidents at the Copa America semi-final against Colombia in July at Five Uruguay players suspended after Copa America brawl; Nunez banned for five games, Bentancur four.
Liverpool striker Darwin Núñez will be out for five Uruguay fixtures, while Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was banned for four matches. Mathías Olivera, Ronald Araújo and José Maria Giménez will miss three games apiece at Five Uruguay players suspended after Copa America brawl; Nunez banned for five games, Bentancur four.
Uruguay’s next World Cup qualifying matches are scheduled for September 6 at home against Paraguay and September 7 against Venezuela. Additionally, Núñez will be absent from the games in October against Ecuador and Peru as well as the home game in November versus Colombia at Nunez is suspended for five games and Bentancur for four following a scuffle during the Copa America.
The incident took place at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, with Uruguay players involved in a brawl with fans after their team lost 1-0 to Colombia. Núñez will also pay a fine of $20,000, Bentancur $16,000 and Olivera, Araujo and Giménez $12,000 each at Five Uruguay players suspended after Copa America brawl; Nunez banned for five games, Bentancur four.
Seven other Uruguay players will also pay a fine of $5,000 apiece at Five Uruguay players suspended after Copa America brawl; Nunez banned for five games, Bentancur four.
Following the incident, Giménez told reporters that the team was attempting to shield their families from Colombian fans.
