On Wednesday, Colombia defeated Uruguay 1-0 in the Copa America semi-finals, advancing to a final against defending champion Argentina. Jefferson Lerma’s goal gave Colombia the advantage even though they were down to 10 men for the second half. However, the game ended in chaos as players and supporters battled.
Uruguayan players confronted Colombian fans at the semi-final in Charlotte, North Carolina, as security forces struggled to keep the peace. As most of the more than 70,000 spectators supported Colombia, Lerma scored the winning goal after Darwin Nunez of Uruguay squandered three excellent chances.
In the seventeenth minute, Nunez, a striker for Liverpool, squandered a fantastic opportunity, and Lerma took advantage by heading the ball past custodian Sergio Rochet. James Rodriguez broke Lionel Messi’s record for assists in a single Copa America edition.
In the second half, Uruguay controlled, and Luis Suarez came close to scoring but struck the post. In the 88th minute, Colombia had a great chance to win, but they failed to capitalise, and they went on to win, stretching their winning streak to 28 games and making it to their first final since 2001.
Uruguay plays Canada in the third-place playoff on Saturday, while Colombia plays Argentina in Florida on Sunday.
