Copa América: Colombia overthrows Uruguay a male down in strained semifinal that finishes in physical violence

Playing short-handed for greater than a fifty percent, Colombia overthrew Uruguay, 1-0 in a strained Copa América semifinal Wednesday evening that finished with a postgame scuffle on the area and a quarrel in the stands.

With the win, Colombia developments to its initial Copa América last and its 2nd since winning the champion in 2001. There, it will certainly deal with a tight job versus Lionel Messi and ruling Globe Mug champ Argentina, which travelled via its fifty percent of the area while permitting a solitary objective in 5 video games.

Colombia and Argentina will certainly take on Sunday evening (8 p.m. ET, Fox/Univision) in Miami.

Solid assistance for Colombia in stands

Wednesday’s semifinal was played in Charlotte, however may too have actually been organized in Bogotá. The Financial Institution of America Arena stands were loaded with followers showing off yellow Colombia equipment. Colombia provided for those followers in an annoyed video game that tallied 6 yellow cards and a red-card ejection prior to the postgame exchanges.

Colombia got in Wednesday’s suit as the highest-scoring group in the event (11 objectives), fresh off a 5-0 quarterfinal sway Panama. It struck initially on an edge begin the 38th min. James Rodríguez sent out the round to the back article from the edge, and Jefferson Lerma jumped high airborne and pressed the round in between the article and goalkeeper Sergio Rochet.

The objective was simply the 2nd permitted by Uruguay all event.

Colombia’s protection, on the other hand, suppressed a Uruguay violation that racked up 9 objectives in 4 previous Copa América video games. Uruguay really did not place any one of its 4 first-half shots on objective.

Ejection places stress back on Colombia

The trend intimidated to move late in the 2nd fifty percent. Colombia’s Daniel Muñoz, that grabbed a yellow card previously in the fifty percent on a take on, grabbed his 2nd yellow right before halftime. After a scuffle adhering to a nasty on Colombia’s Davinson Sánchez, Uruguay’s Manuel Ugarte got hold of Muñoz’s jacket from behind.

Muñoz reacted with a joint to the upper body that knocked Ugarte to the grass, attracting his 2nd yellow and eventually a red card that brought about his ejection.

Head instructor Néstor Lorenzo objected fruitless. Muñoz was thrown, and Colombia was readied to play the 2nd fifty percent a male down.

Uruguay’s violation was a lot enhanced after halftime as it regulated the round and placed 2 of its 7 shots on objective. However it really did not transform on the scoreboard as Colombia hung on for the success.

Postgame physical violence on area, in stands

The stress that noted the video game throughout rollovered after the last whistle. Gamers traded pushes and strikes at midfield in the minutes after the video game.

The scuffle was ultimately restrained on the area, however rollovered right into the stands, where Uruguayan gamers consisting of Liverpool’s Darwin Núñez traded strikes and pushes with Colombia followers. Followers were seen tossing beverages towards gamers, while Núñez billed via the stands and combated with followers.

Uruguay’s José Maria Gimenez told the broadcast after the game that gamers were safeguarding their households from a team of Colombia followers that abounded them. He required adjustments in company and safety.

The repercussions of the postgame quarrel weren’t promptly clear. Uruguay is set up to deal with Canada in a third-place video game on Saturday in Charlotte.