The Uruguay national team, after the painful elimination in the semi-finals against Colombia and the fierce battle between its players and some Los Cafeteros fans, will play its final match in Charlotte on Saturday evening for third place in the Copa America against Canada.
The confrontation is of no sporting importance, and comes while the Celeste suffers on a moral level amid doubts about the present and the future, awaiting the investigation of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) into these riots.
The venue for the match will be the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, which is the same stadium from which the Colombian national team emerged victorious last Wednesday over the Celeste and prevented it from reaching the final.
Darwin Nunez, Ronald Araujo, and José María Jiménez entered into a fierce battle in the stands with some Los Cafeteros fans, what the Uruguayans said was in defense of their families from attacks by some fans. Live stream Canada vs Uruguay.
The CONMEBOL Federation opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of what happened, and Uruguay stated that it had a large group of lawmen to defend its position. live soccer tv.
copa america live stream, The Uruguayan Football Federation's strategy is to allege misconduct by some Colombian fans as a mitigating factor for its players' reaction.
Alonso said in the mixed zone after the second Copa America semi-final match: “There was a natural and instinctive reaction from a father, a husband, a brother and a son to see his family in a very complicated moment and to see that they were not allowed to go on the field, which is what the protocol indicates.” stream east tv.
He added: "We will have to review the investigation when available, find out the players who have been identified in the matter, and the materials on which they have been charged with the violation, and then we will apply the legal strategy to avoid significant penalties."
So far, Uruguay has been informed that its full-back, Guillermo Varela, was expelled for getting into a fight after the match against Colombia, when he clashed with one of the officials of the team that qualified for the final. Thus, he missed the match against Canada, as did Nicolas de la Cruz, who was suspended due to the accumulation of cards, and Ronald Araujo, due to injury. Soccer streams.
While the rest of the players, including those who participated in the brawl in the stands, will be available to play the match, although it is not yet clear whether coach Marcelo Bielsa will include them as starters or not. streameast app.
Nathan Nandez, who missed the semi-final match against Colombia after being sent off against Brazil in the quarter-finals, will return to the squad. Streameast live.
Uruguay will play the third-place match for the fourth time in its history in the Copa America, as it has been done in this format since 1975.
In the 2001 edition, “The Celeste” lost on penalties to Honduras, while in 2004 it defeated Colombia 2-1, and in the 2007 edition it fell to Mexico 1-3. live sports tv streaming.
As for Canada, this will be the first occasion in which it competes in a match for third place in a tournament in which it is participating for the first time in its history. Stream east live.
The Canadian team had previously played in the third-place match, but in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2002, and won 2-1 at that time over Mexico.
The possible composition of the two teams is:
Canada: Maxime Crepeau; Alistair Johnstone, Moise Bombito, Derek Cornelius, Alphonso Davies; Richie Larrea, Ismael Koné, Stephen Eustaquio, Jacob Schafelberg; Kyle Larin, Jonathan David.
Uruguay: Sergio Rochette; Knight Nandez, Jose Maria Jimenez, Matías Oliveira, Matías Peña; Fede Valverde, Manuel Ugarte, Rodrigo Betancur or Giorgian de Arrascaeta; Maxi Araujo, Facundo Pellistri; Darwin Nuñez or Luis Suarez.