AN international friendly between Mexico and Uruguay was marred by chaos, with fans fighting in the stands and the pitch being invaded.
Mexico suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Uruguay, with Liverpool star Darwin Nunez scoring three goals in the friendly.
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In the 90th minute of the game played at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO, USA, two fans ran onto the field.
Referee Oshane Nation quickly stopped the game as the stewards attempted to tackle the pair of invaders.
The fans present seemed quite satisfied with the interruption of the process, given the situation of the score.
Mexican fans had previously been heard chanting “ole” at their own team.
In fact, the pitch invasion ended up leading the referee to end the game three minutes early.
However, after the final whistle, violence broke out in the stands.
The images showed people being seen punching each other.
It is unclear what triggered the scenes, but other bystanders rushed into the melee to try to separate the attackers.
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Meanwhile, other distant fans appeared to be throwing drinks and glasses at those in the fight.
Mexico will face Brazil on June 9, in their second friendly before the Copa América.
El Tri did not compete in the 2019 and 2021 editions of the tournament, despite having competed in every edition from 1993 to 2016.
However, this time they were once again invited and accepted into the tournament.
They have reached the final twice, and this time their group is made up of Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaica, who will be their opponents in the opening game on June 23rd.
On the other hand, Uruguay is the second most decorated country in the tournament, behind Argentina, with 15 titles won.
Although the last success came in 2011, when they defeated Paraguay 3-0, with goals from Luis Suárez and Diego Forlán.
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