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Colombia advances to Copa América final as tempers flare post-match
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Colombia advanced to the Copa América final after a 1-0 win over Uruguay at Bank of America Stadium on Wednesday, but the game was marred by unsavory scenes at FT.
Colombia advanced to the Copa América final following a 1-0 win over Uruguay at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, but the game was marred by unsavory scenes after full-time. Jefferson Lerma scored the match’s only goal in the 39th minute as Los Cafeteros extended their unbeaten streak to 28 matches. The match was testy and featured seven yellow cards and one red card after Colombia’s Daniel Muñoz was ejected in the first half after being shown a second yellow card. Tempers flared even more after the match. After the final whistle, players from both squads got into it at center field before the Fox Sports 1 broadcast showed Uruguayan players entering the stands and getting into a scuffle with fans. Uruguay captain José María Giménez said after the match that players were trying to defend their families and called the incident with fans a “disaster.”