In the Copa America semi-final, Uruguay unfortunately lost to Colombia, and after the match, Uruguayan star Luis Suarez expressed his anger at Colombian forward Miguel Borja’s celebration style.
“There are always arguments, laughter, and banter during a game,” Suarez said in a post-match interview, “but what is most annoying is Borja’s kind of showing off, his celebration was completely unnecessary.” The Inter Miami forward continued, “When we eliminated Brazil, none of our players ran to the Brazilian players to flaunt the victory. Instead, we went to them, shook their hands, because we are all colleagues, we understand the pain of losing.”
Suarez emphasized, “It’s not appropriate to celebrate so flamboyantly in front of other professional players, but there’s a reason for everything, everything will have its retribution.”
Facing Uruguay’s exit from the Copa America, 37-year-old Suarez said, “As a team, we have to be strong, stay united.” He added, “We’ll face similar situations again.”
After the game, not only did players clash, but Uruguayan players also had a direct confrontation with some Colombian fans, and the scene almost went out of control. When the score was 1-0, Colombia secured a place in the final and was about to compete with Argentina for the championship, players from both teams had a heated argument on the field. Suarez was emotional, while coach Marcelo Bielsa tried to mediate.
Then, a video quickly spread on social media, showing physical conflict between Uruguayan players and Colombian fans, which is extremely rare in football matches. In the video, forward Darwin Nunez was particularly aggressive and almost unstoppable. In addition, Araujo was also captured involved, although he was unable to participate in the game due to injury. Nunez is likely to face a long suspension.
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