Bentancourt 'Racism → Water Bottle Throwing' Bentancourt 'Goal → Goal' despite all kinds of controversies 'What should Tottenham do
Jul 14, 2024
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Uruguay ended the tournament in third place with a 4-3 win in the penalty shootout after drawing 2-2 in the first half of the 2024 Copa America Canada at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on the 14th (Korea time).
Uruguay's leading midfielder Bentancur lived up to his name. He scored the first goal eight minutes into the game. Canada turned the tide by scoring a relay goal in the 35th minute of the second half following Ismael Kone in the 22nd minute of the first half, but Uruguay's Luis Suarez scored a 'theater equalizer' just before the end of the game.
The 37-year-old Suarez is the last Copa America tournament. He shook the net in the `Last Dance' to increase Uruguay's all-time top-scoring A-match record to 69.
Bentancur scored as the second kicker in the shootout. Fourth kicker Suarez also scored a penalty shootout goal.
But Bentancourt is still on the brink of disciplinary action. The scandal took place after the semifinal match against Colombia on the 11th. Some of the Uruguayan players, including Darwin Núñez, Jose Jiménez and Ronald Araújo, rushed into the Colombian stands and tangled.
Bentancourt also participated in the war. He threw two water bottles on the ground. An official of the Uruguay national team was hit by a water bottle, causing bleeding. All players in the melee are subject to disciplinary action. However, the third-place match was not properly investigated, so it was possible to participate without disciplinary action.
After the match against Colombia, Uruguay's "Elfais" said that after the match, Colombian fans attacked Uruguay's family members, causing confusion." The Uruguayan side of the Voluntary Agency Association brokered, 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.
Coach Marcelo Bielsa also had to ask if he had been apologized for the Uruguayan-Colombian fans clash on the eve of the match against Canada, not if he was afraid of disciplinary action"Shouldn't you protect your mother, sister, and baby from threats?" If the players hadn't done so, we would all have been criticized," he claimed 'Self-defense'.
And "We're being witch-hunted. It's a shame. Sanctions should be given not by players, but by those who made them forced to jump into the melee scene."
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.
Son Heung-min also said, `We will get through this, we will be united, we will come together in the pre-season and fight for our club as one,' but the aftermath was strong. The Copa America in Bentancourt had a greater 'pain'. Tottenham is also paying keen attention to whether it will be disciplined or not.
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