12 Uruguayan players climb into the stands and start a brawl with Colombian fans Claim of self-defense “Wouldn’t you protect your mother, sister, and baby?” Pointing out the US as a “country of security” and “insufficient measures to protect athletes”
Uruguay national team coach Marcelo Bielsa
The Uruguayan national team coach claimed self-defense for the scuffle between some Uruguayan players and Colombian fans immediately after the 2024 Copa America match, and insisted that an apology should be issued rather than disciplinary action.
Uruguay national team coach Marcelo Bielsa expressed his anger at reporters’ questions about the possibility of disciplinary action following the brawl between Uruguayan players and Colombian fans at a press conference held on the 13th (Korean time), a day before the Copa America third-place match against Canada, saying, “Rather than asking if we were afraid of disciplinary action, we should have asked if we had received an apology.”
An unprecedented ‘fistfight’ broke out between Uruguayan players and Colombian fans in the stands immediately after Colombia beat Uruguay 1-0 in the 2024 Copa America semifinals held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA on the 11th.
The atmosphere was heated with rough physical contact between players from both teams throughout the game, with players from each team being sent off and a total of 24 fouls being committed.
Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez climbed into the stands and exchanged punches with Colombian fans after the match ended.
Rodrigo Bentancur threw a water bottle into the stands, which hit one of his own staff members on the forehead, causing him to bleed. 안전놀이터
More than a dozen Uruguayan players were involved in the debacle that lasted over five minutes.
Uruguay defender Jose Jimenez has criticised local police at the stadium, claiming players rushed into the chaos to protect their families and loved ones.
As the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has launched an investigation, there is a possibility that some Uruguayan players who participated in the brawl, including Nunez, may be banned from the third-place match against Canada on the 14th, depending on the results of the disciplinary committee.
Coach Bielsa expressed strong dissatisfaction, saying, “Are they discussing sanctions against our team? The important thing is when they will apologize to us.”
“Wouldn’t you have protected your mother, your sister and your baby (from a threatening situation)?” asked coach Bielsa, who insisted it was self-defense against threats from Colombian fans, adding “if the players had not done so, we would all have been criticized.”
I also think that the punishment should be given to Colombian fans, not Uruguayan players.
Coach Bielsa expressed his victim mentality by saying, “We are being witch-hunted. It’s shameful,” and emphasized, “The sanctions should not be imposed on the players, but on those who forced them to jump into the melee.”
He also criticized the United States, where the competition is being held, for its inadequate measures to protect athletes, saying, “We are in a country of security.”
It is understood that more than 90% of the 70,000 spectators gathered at the stadium that day were Colombian fans.
At the time, Colombian fans were also present in large numbers in the area where the families of the Uruguayan players were located.
He continued to harshly criticize the media.
Bielsa claimed that Uruguay was the victim, saying, “Journalism responds to the interests of those who distribute money, those in power,” and “those who do not respond to those in power are the ones who suffer.” 온라인카지노사이트