The Court of Sports Arbitration (TAS), based in Lausana (Switzerland), has rejected today the appeal of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) against the sanctions the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) imposed on its players for the incidents that occurred during the 2024 Copa América dispute in the United States.
The sanctions affected even eleven players who were involved in July 10, 2024 In a fight between fans of Colombia and Uruguay which took place in the tier sector of the Bank of America Stadium by Charlotte (United States) located behind the benches once the semifinal that faced both teams was finished. The coffee growers won 1-0 and agreed to the final.
The players argued that they intervened in defense of their relatives, who were in the place where the incidents were cautious.
Among the sanctioned players are Darwin Núñez and Ronald Araujo, suspended with five and three games. How do this resolution affect them?
To Araujo, defense of Barcelona, Nothing because he has already fulfilled his sanction. Instead, Darwin Núñez He has not yet done so.
Darwin has to meet three games
The TAS in its resolution recalls that on October 4, 2024 it accepted the request for precautionary measures submitted by The Liverpool striker and the AUF to provisionally suspend its sanctions while the case was in consideration.
Darwin Núñez had already turned two games and the sanction was suspended, so he cannot play the next three meetings of the selection of Marcelo Bielsa: against Paraguay (June 5), Venezuela (June 10) and Peru (in September) of the South American Classification Liguilla for the 2026 World Cup. Yes it could return to Chile on the last day of the Liguilla.
Like Araujo, the rest of the suspended players have already fulfilled the sanction. This is the case of Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham), with 4 games, Mathías Olivera (Naples) and José María Giménez (Atlético), With 3. Other six players were only fined.
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