Ivan Juric, manager of Southampton, feels Liverpool should have been given a penalty in the second half of their 3-1 loss at Anfield on Saturday. Will Smallbone gave the Saints an unexpected lead in stoppage time of the first half, but Darin Nunez quickly erased the lead. Mo Salah scored two penalty penalties in the second half to give Liverpool the victory, but Juric thought the first one was unfair. There didn't appear to be much in the area as Smallbone and Nunez collided, but referee Lewis Smith gave the penalty. Juric, the Southampton manager, is furious at Liverpool's penalty call. "They responded quite well," Juric said to BBC Sport. "We had some excellent first-half situations. The match was altered, in my opinion, by the [first] penalty, which was not a penalty. I'm happy with the way we performed today. "This can never be a punishment. Since it was 1-1 and somewhat altered the outcome, I apologize for what happened. Many of our yo...
Darwin Nunez of Liverpool has been granted a five-game international ban for his role in the chaos that erupted at the end of Uruguay's Copa America semi-final against Colombia last month.
Following the final whistle, the striker seemed to confront fans in the Colombia section of the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina when a riot broke out near where the Uruguayans' families were seated.Uruguay had just been defeated 1-0 by Colombia, who played the entire second half with ten men, denying them a berth in the final.
Nunez, who was recorded on film throwing a chair at Colombia supporters, has also been fined £15,000.
Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur, who was involved in the incident, has received a four-game international ban and a £12,000 fine, while Mathias Olivera, Ronald Araujo, and Josema Gimenez have all been suspended for three matches.
Uruguayan football administrators defended their players following the incident, claiming they were merely attempting to keep their families safe.
Darwin Nunez climbed into the crowd following Uruguay's defeat.
Uruguay's head coach, Marcelo Bielsa, denied that his players should be sanctioned, saying, "The only thing I can tell you is that the players reacted as any other human being would."
What would you do if you saw your woman, mother, or infant being attacked? You'd wonder if they were going to punish those who defended themselves.
Nunez's ban means he will miss his country's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador.
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