Copa América: Luis Suárez criticises Colombia celebrations - ESPN

Uruguay striker Luis Suárez slammed Colombia's «ugly» celebrations after Wednesday's Copa América semifinal ended in violent scenes as players argued on the pitch and fought with fans in the stands at the Bank of America Stadium.

Colombia forward Miguel Borja celebrated in front of the Uruguay players after the 10-man side sealed a 1-0 victory in Charlotte, North Carolina, setting up a final Sunday with holders Argentina.

Meanwhile, Uruguay's Darwin Núñez and several teammates climbed into the stands and brawled with supporters before security personnel stepped in to restore order.

«There are always squabbles, jokes or whatever, but what is annoying is the way [Borja] celebrated,» Inter Miami's Suárez told reporters after the game.

«It makes no sense to celebrate like that. We eliminated Brazil the other day and none of us passed in front of any Brazil player. The opposite. We went to them afterwards because we are colleagues on the pitch and we know what it is like to be knocked out.

»To celebrate in front of a professional colleague like that is ugly… But what goes around comes around."

As Borja celebrated, some of Uruguay's players headed to a section of the stadium close to where their families were seated, who Suárez said had objects thrown at them.

«You see your partner, kids, parents… elderly people in the stands and you want to know how they are,» Suárez added.

«Things had started to fall on them. No one wants to see those images, but obviously if you see that a family member is being attacked, you try and defend them. It does not justify what happened, but you have to realise they were trying to protect their families and their children.

»I could see from afar that there were a lot of families and many of my