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.
CONMEBOL, the South American soccer governing body, suspended a number of Uruguayan international players on Wednesday in response to events that occurred during the Copa America semifinal matchup between Uruguay and Colombia in July.
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.
In their upcoming World Cup qualifying matches, Uruguay will host Paraguay on September 6 and play Venezuela four days later. Núñez is also expected to miss the games in October at Ecuador and Peru as well as the home game against Colombia in November at Nunez and Bentancur have been banned for five and four games, respectively, following an altercation during the Copa America, resulting in the suspension of five Uruguayan players.
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.
Giménez told journalists after the incident the team were trying to protect their families from Colombian supporters.
