Another accident 'Racism'Bentancourt's controversy over throwing a water bottle at the spectators of the scuffle 'Early Replacement'→Failure to finish
Jul 11, 2024
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Britain's Daily Mail reported on the 11th (Korea time) that Bentancur was seen throwing a water bottle at the stands in the melee that took place after Uruguay lost in Copa America.
Uruguay lost 0-1 to Colombia in the semifinals at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, failing to advance to the final. Colombia will aim for its second Copa title in 23 years after winning in 2001 with Jefferson Lerma's winning goal in the 39th minute of the first half.
On the other hand, Uruguay, which won the Copa 15 times in its career, lost its first championship in 13 years and the most chance to record a championship in history. Uruguay is tied for first place with Argentina, winning the most championships with 15 times.
Uruguay took a chance to dominate the numbers with Daniel Munoz's warning in the second inning in extra time in the first half. However, he failed to break through Colombia's goal, which had 10 players.
A mishap happened after the game. Some of the Uruguayan players, including Darwin Núñez, Jose Jiménez and Ronald Araújo, rushed into the Colombian stands and tangled.
However, interpretations were mixed. Uruguay's 'El Pais' reported that 'Colombian fans attacked Uruguayan players' families, causing confusion'The Uruguayan District Association intervened, but the Colombian crowd did not stop attacking. The Uruguayan players, who understood the situation, rushed to the stands to help their families and engaged in a close fight with Colombian fans, the report said.
And there was great concern because some Uruguayans were seriously injured, and there was no sign that Colombia's attacks would stop. Police arrived at the scene and arrested about 10 people, all of whom were Colombians, stressed.
In this situation, Bentancur threw two water bottles on the ground. However, the bottle was reportedly hit by an official from the Uruguayan Association.
Bentancourt was replaced in the 34th minute due to injury. He was seen leaving the ground at half-time, helped by medical staff and Suarez. Bentancur suffered a long pain from a knee cruciate ligament injury last year.
However, it is a series of controversies. Bentancourt was squeaky from the start. He came under fire for Son Heung-min's racist remarks. The joke turned into a big controversy.
In the end, Son Heung-min came forward. On the 20th of last month, he spoke with Bentancourt on his SNS. He made a mistake, and apologized when he knew it. 'He didn't intend to say anything offending on purpose. We are brothers and nothing has changed.
And 'I said, 'I'm going to get through this, I'm going to be united, I'm going to come together in pre-season and fight for our club as one.'" But the aftermath was fierce.
Colombia will play Argentina in the final on the 15th. Uruguay will play against Canada in the third and fourth places on the 14th.
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