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The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has punished several Uruguayan internationals for incidents following the Copa America semi-final against Colombia in July.
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez will miss five international matches, while Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentangut will miss four.
Matías Oliveira, Ronald Araujo and Jose María Jiménez were each penalized for 3 games.
Uruguay’s next World Cup qualifier is at home against Paraguay on September 6, and in Venezuela four days later. Nunes will also miss October’s games against Peru and Ecuador and November’s home game against Colombia.
The incident took place at the Charlotte Stadium, where a fight broke out between Uruguayan players and fans.
The Uruguayans lost to Colombia 0-1. Núñez will also pay a $20,000 fine, Bentangul will pay a $16,000 fine, Oliveira, Araujo and Jimenez will each pay a $12,000 fine. Seven other Uruguayan players were fined $5,000 each.
All of them later explained to reporters that they were protecting their families from Colombian supporters.
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