Watch moment brawl breaks out during international friendly as ref forced to blow whistle early due to pitch invasion
AN international friendly between Mexico and Uruguay was hit by chaos as fans BRAWLED in the stands and the pitch was invaded.
Mexico fell to a humbling 4-0 defeat to Uruguay, with Liverpool star Darwin Nunez netting a hat-trick in the friendly.
GettyTwo spectators ran on to the pitch during Mexico’s 4-0 defeat to Uruguay[/caption]
GettyThe invaders entered the field of play in the 90th minute[/caption]
GettyThey were swiftly apprehended despite cheers from the crowd during the drubbing[/caption]
https://x.com/albiceleste37/status/1798550145895907716The referee was forced to call time on the game three minutes early[/caption]
In the 90th minute of the game being played on Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO, USA, two fans ran on to the pitch.
Referee Oshane Nation swiftly stopped the play as stewards tried to tackle the pair of invaders.
Fans in the crowd appeared to be quite pleased about the interruption in proceedings given the state of the scoreline.
Mexico fans had earlier been heard chanting “ole” against their own team.
Indeed, the pitch invasion ended up prompting the referee to end the game three minutes early.
However, after the final whistle had been blown, violence erupted in the stands.
Footage showed as people were seen throwing punches towards one another.
It is unclear what sparked the scenes, but other spectators rushed to the melee to try and separate the aggressors.
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Meanwhile, other fans from a distance away appeared to be throwing drinks and cups at those in the scrap.
Mexico will face Brazil on June 9 in their second warm-up match before the Copa America.
El Tri did not compete in the 2019 and 2021 editions of the tournament, despite previously competing in every edition from 1993 to 2016.
However, they were once again invited and accepted into the tournament this time around.
They have reached the final twice, and this time around their group consists of Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaica, who will be their opponents in their opening game on June 23.
On the other hand, Uruguay are the second most decorated nation in the tournament behind Argentina with 15 titles to their name.
Although their last success came back in 2011 when they beat Paraguay 3-0 with goals from Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan.
https://x.com/TUDNUSA/status/1798551948712374716Violence also broke out in the stands following the game[/caption]
https://x.com/TUDNUSA/status/1798551948712374716Groups of fans tried to separate a pair of aggressors[/caption]
https://x.com/TUDNUSA/status/1798551948712374716Fans from further away chucked drink and cups at the people fighting[/caption]
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