Copa America: Weah’s folly, faces long disqualification

The United States was defeated 2-1

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Heavy defeat for the United States in the Copa America. In the match valid for the second day of Group C, the U.S. national team è surrendered to Panana (2-1 the final) and now finds itself with three points after two games, -3 from Uruguay, which got rid of Bolivia with a resounding 5-0. Former Juventus player Bentancur also netted.

In U.S.-Panama another bianconero è was an absolute protagonist but not in the way he would have liked. Weah, owned by Juventus, è was sent off on 18' of the game for a blow to the back of the head against Miller with the ball away. Referee Barton, after reviewing the incident on VAR, had no doubts: direct ejection.

Berhalter, U.S. coach, commented on what happened this way: "We think the referee took this decision lightly. Tim (Weah, ed) è he was hit, è he was targeted and reacted. He è apologized to the rest of the team and I think he knows what a difficult position he put us in", his words reported by ESPN.

"A moment of frustration led to heavy consequences and, for that, I am deeply sorry for my teammates, the coaching staff, my family and our fans. In the future, I will strive to treasure this experience by not allowing an opponent to provoke me", Weah’s statements.