A brawl broke out between Colombian and Uruguay supporters after their Copa America semi-final, seeing Darwin Nunez leap into the gang and throw his fists round along with his household below risk.
The 2 groups met for a spot within the closing in North Carolina within the early hours of Thursday morning for these of us within the UK, with Luis Diaz‘s facet rising because the victors.
However the ugly scenes that transpired off the pitch is what dominates the headlines, with a brawl breaking out within the stands after the ultimate whistle.
The Related Press clarify that “the gang of 70,644 was about 90 % in favour of Colombia, however a small patch of Uruguay followers fought with Colombia supporters as drinks had been thrown.”
Right here’s the video of Nunez leaping up into the stands. He’s instructed one thing by his vital different earlier than he goes ballistic. #Uruguay #Colombia #CopaAmerica pic.twitter.com/Wvg8TXGi0b
— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) July 11, 2024
ESPN‘s reside report from the stadium added extra: “I began to note a few gamers on the Uruguay bench, the substitutes, began operating frantically to the barrier and tried to climb over and get within the stands.
“It’s then that we realised it was their household part, a whole lot of the gamers’ households and companions had been there with very younger youngsters. They had been leaping over in an effort to try to separate the Colombia followers from them.”
Nunez was among the many first gamers to scale the stand, and fists had been thrown at him and from him, with one clearly proven to make contact along with his face.
It bought loopy within the semis!! Proper in my part! Hope all people is okay pic.twitter.com/oyDQM0d9Ik
— Lloyd sam (@MrLloydSam) July 11, 2024
His companion and younger son had been within the crowd and there was no stopping him, with the desperation of the scenario voiced by Uruguay captain Jose Gimenez to TUDN: “This can be a catastrophe. Our household is at risk.
“We needed to get into the stands to take out our family members with small infants, newborns. Every thing was a catastrophe. There was not a single police officer.”
El Observador, a Uruguayan newspaper, says Ronald Araujo, Matias Vina and Mathias Olivera had been with Nunez as the primary group scaled the stand, with the battle lasting a minimum of 10 minutes.
Darwin consoling one in every of his youngsters after HE himself needed to go battle Colombian followers as a result of there was no safety and produce his household to the sphere.#Uruguay #Colombia #CopaAmerica pic.twitter.com/lSAtaq9IbQ
— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) July 11, 2024
Jose Maria Gimenez, Brian Rodriguez and Sebastian Caceres additionally “participated to defend their households,” most of whom ended up on the pitch, together with Nunez’s son and companion.
It took greater than 10 minutes for police to reach on the scene and PA said that “about 100 Uruguayan followers and members of the federation workers remained on the sphere for their very own safety greater than 20 minutes after the sport.”
Colombia progress
The match turns into the second-most essential factor after occasions like that, however it was Colombia who received to arrange a gathering with Argentina within the closing.
Jefferson Lerma scored the one aim of the sport and regardless of taking place to 10 males as Daniel Munoz acquired his second yellow card earlier than halftime, they held on to the 1-0 win.
Diaz performed 86 minutes and Nunez the total 90 in a match that ended with 24 fouls, six yellow playing cards and one crimson card.
