“This is the fault of two or three people who had a few too many drinks and don’t know how to drink.”
Players and staff from both Colombia and Uruguay were also involved in a confrontation on the field after the final whistle.
“I thought that the incident ended with some argument on the midfield and when I saw that happening I went to the locker room,” Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa said in a news conference.
“I thought that they were thanking the fans for their support. But then I learned that there were some problems over there unfortunately.”
Jefferson Lerma’s first-half header gave Colombia a place in Sunday’s final against Argentina. Uruguay will play Canada in the third-place playoff.
Information from The Associated Press and Reuters was used in this story.
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