Chile
defender Gonzalo Jara has apparently been banned from the rest of the
Copa America after bizarrely poking Uruguay's Edinson Cavani in the
backside.
Jara gently slapped Cavani in the face before his
poke provoked the Paris Saint-Germain striker to flick out at him,
collecting a second yellow, while Jara went unpunished.
However,
while the ex-West Brom, Brighton and Nottingham Forest man helped his
host country into the tournament's semi-finals, with Chile snatching a
1-0 win, he will now miss the run-in.
Cavani had previously
collected a yellow card for some over-zealous protestations aimed at an
assistant referee, before the unsavoury 63rd minute incidents.
After
some dialogue between the pair while Jara was standing over a free-kick
just inside Uruguay's half, Jara slyly poked Cavani in the derriere,
after passing the set-piece short and sideways to a team-mate.
With
referee Sandro Ricci keeping an eye on the duo, he failed to see Jara's
action as he was facing the players but did see Cavani's petty
retaliation, followed by Jara's theatrical fall to the ground, deeming
the Uruguay man's part in the scuffle worthy of a second yellow card,
despite his protestations.
Credit: John Downes/SportsMail
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