THIS is the shocking moment Darwin Nunez was involved in a violent brawl with fans after jumping into the stands to protect his family.
Liverpool’s £64million Uruguay forward could now face a lengthy ban after footage captured him swapping punches with Colombian supporters.
Security staff tried to hold Nunez back when he climbed a 15-foot wall to confront yobs who were attacking players’ loved ones.
The 25-year-old had first threatened to hurl a CHAIR at the hooligans.
Videos also showed Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur hurling a bottle into the crowd — which appeared to strike a Uruguayan staff member who had climbed into the stand.
Fifa are considering a global ban for any player involved which would mean Nunez and Bentancur miss the start of the Premier League season.
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Nunez was later pictured consoling one of his children on the pitch after being carried from the mayhem after Uruguay’s 1-0 Copa America semi-final defeat by Colombia in North Carolina.
Team-mates Jose Gimenez and Ronald Araujo were also involved in the punch-up.
Gimenez claimed their families were attacked by an “avalanche” of Colombian fans, stressing: “We had to step in to protect them.
“This is an embarrassment, there wasn’t one police officer to control them.
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“We had to go and defend our own just because people can’t control their drinking.”
Police earlier had to restore order in the Bank of America Stadium after fans behind Uruguay’s bench hurled drinks.
Gimenez added: “This was a disaster. Our families were in the stands with newborn babies.”
South America’s governing body Conmebol said: “We strongly condemn any act of violence.”
Jefferson Lerma’s first-half goal took ten-man Colombia into Sunday’s final against Argentina.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
