Uruguay players, Colombia fans brawl after Copa America semifinal

Colombia's Jefferson Lerma celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Paraguay during a Copa America Group D soccer match in Houston, Texas, Monday, June 24, 2024.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP - Steve Reed) - Jefferson Lerma scored in the 39th moment, and Colombia played a man diminutive the whole last part in a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Wednesday night to arrive at the Copa America last against Lionel Messi and Argentina.

Daniel Muñoz was launched out in first-half stoppage time for his subsequent yellow card, however, Colombia clutched arrive at the title interestingly since bringing home its just Copa championship as host in 2001. Colombia stretched out its unbeaten streak to a group record 28 games, one more than from 1992-94 and the longest current streak in men's worldwide soccer.

In a quarrelsome match that included seven yellow cards and one red, players from the two groups pushed and pushed in a scrum on the field at the last whistle. Darwin Núñez and around twelve Uruguay colleagues went into the stands as fans fought. A video showed Núñez hitting a fan in Colombian group tones.

Reigning champs Argentina and Colombia meet Sunday night at Miami Nurseries, Florida. The Albiceleste are looking for a record sixteenth Copa title and are hoping to join Spain from 2008-12 as the main nations to come out on top for three straight significant titles.

Uruguay stays in Charlotte to meet Canada in Saturday night's third-place match.

Before a predominantly supportive of Colombia horde of 70,644 that filled Bank of America Arena with yellow pullovers and banners, Uruguay fell behind without precedent for the competition.

James Rodríguez's corner kick was going in from short reach by Lerma, who outjumped José María Giménez for his third global objective and second of the competition. Rodríguez has six aids in the competition - - triple the completion of some other player.

Muñoz accepted his most memorable yellow card from Mexican ref César Ramos in the 31st moment for a crazy slide tackle on Maximiliano Araújo and his second for elbowing Manuel Ugarte in the stomach.

Rodríguez was given a yellow card in the 55th moment for contending with Ramos when the ref neglected to stop play after Richard Ríos was kicked on a shin by Darwin Núñez.

Ríos was taken out on a cot, reappeared in the match, then, at that point, went down in one more test and was subbed in the 62nd moment. Rodríguez was eliminated simultaneously to keep him qualified for the last.

Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas didn't need to make his most memorable save until he halted Nicolás de la Cruz in the 68th moment.

Luis Suárez, Uruguay's profession chief with 68 objectives, entered in the 66th moment and hit the beyond a post with a shot in the 71st. He got a handle on his head in his grasp in disdain.

Colombia's Mateus Uribe, one more last-part sub, put an open shot wide in the 88th, and Uribe's open shot in the fourth moment of stoppage time deflected away from the assortment of sliding goalkeeper Sergio Rochet and afterward the crossbar.

Uruguay moved Rochet up the field at the last moment, desperate for an objective.

The match was played in 90-degree heat on a surface that was changed over from counterfeit turf to grass in the weeks driving up the game.

Players on the NFL's Carolina Pumas have been straightforward about soccer groups having the advantage of playing on grass on their home field. NFL games at the setting are played on fake turf, which players say leaves them more defenseless to wounds.

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