The Conmebol Disciplinary Commission published sanctions on the federation of Uruguay and some of its players for incidents that occurred in July with Colombian fans in a semifinal match of America’s Cupwhere the Uruguayan team fell in a 1-0 match Colombia.
The central FC Barcelona Ronald Araujo He was handed a three-game suspension and a $12,000 fine, although his injury did not allow him to play briefly for his team, so the punishment would not change his expectations. Darwin Nuñezfor his part, was fined five matches and $20,000 and Rodrigo Bentancur with four fights and $16,000. In addition, Mathías Olivera and José María Giménez were suspended for three games and must pay a fine of $12,000, Sebastián Cáceres, Matías Viña, Emiliano Martínez Toranza, Brian Rodríguez, Santiago Mele and Facundo Pellistri only received a financial penalty of $5,000.
The sanctioned players will miss the matches for the South American qualifier for the 2026 World Cup which resumes next week, in a difficult setback for the Marcelo Bielsa.
Source: La Verdad
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