The president of the Uruguayan Football Association explains the “terror” experienced by fans in the stands

The president of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), Ignacio (Nacho) Alonso, said this Thursday that the relatives of the players involved in the fight after the semifinal loss against Colombia They are fine, but he said that last night “there were people who were left without air and in a state of shock.”

“The first thing to note is that they are all fine. The doctor is giving us a report regarding the follow-up he received with the health service. But there were people who did not have it so well, who were left breathless, in a state of shock, in momentary panic.“, Alonso said in an interview published by the AUF.

At the end of the match at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (North Carolina), Darwin Nunez, Ronald Araújo and Jose Maria Gimenez They jumped into the stands and fought with some Colombian fans in a surreal pitched battle.

Uruguay claims that the players’ reaction came when they saw that Some Colombian fans were being aggressive towards his family members.

Alonso said that Uruguay has “a battery of professionals to study the situation” at a legal level.

“When dealing with legal matters, the antecedents have an expiration date. We would not be in that situation here. We will have to see the file when it arrives, see which players are the ones who are being singled out, on which articles they are being charged with the violation and thus we will apply the legal strategy to avoid significant sanctions,” he said.

Uruguay remains in Charlotte, where this Saturday they will play the final for third and fourth place against Canada.

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