After the semi-final match, a clash broke out between Uruguayan players and Colombian supporters.
Colombia beat Uruguay in the semi-final of the Copa America with goals 1-0 and secured their place in the final of the tournament.
He scored the only goal of the match Jefferson Lermawho headed the ball into the net in the 39th minute of the game by James Rodriguez from the corner kick.
With his pass, Rodriguez made history, as he became the first player to make six assists in one Copa America tournament. Feeders have been recorded since 2011.
The previous holder of the record was an Argentinian striker Lionel Messi with his five assists in the 2021 tournament.
Colombia had to defend its lead with one player down for the entire second half, because Daniel Muñoz received a second yellow card in the extra minute of the first half.
Clash between players and supporters
Among other things, the American sports magazine The Athletic newsthat after the match, a clash broke out between the Uruguayan players and Colombia fans when the Uruguayan players entered the area where their families were.
According to the US media, there were at least some of the players in the situation Jose Maria Gimenez, Darwin Nuñez and Ronald Auraujo. Based on the footage, things were thrown in the situation, such as drink cans.
The Athletic says that after the situation on television, Gimenez wished for more security measures at the stadium, because according to him, this kind of thing happens in every game.
– Our families suffer because of people who don’t know how to drink and behave childishly. “Hopefully they (the organizers) will increase the security measures for the next game so that this doesn’t happen again because this is a disaster,” Gimenez said, according to The Athletic.
In the Copa America final, Colombia will face Messi-starred Argentina. The final will be played in Miami on the night before Monday Finnish time. The night before that, Canada and Uruguay will play for third place.