South American football's governing body CONMEBOL have confirmed an investigation has been opened into the crowd violence that saw Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez involved in an ugly clash. was caught on several videos in the early hours of Thursday morning brawling with Colombia supporters after Uruguay's 1-0 defeat in the semi-final of the tournament in the United States. At the end of the match a fight appeared to break out between a number of people in the stands with a shirtless Nunez eventually becoming heavily involved in the altercation.
The star can be seen striking at a number of Colombia’s followers before he is forcibly restrained in what were shocking post-match images in North Carolina. It was claimed the Reds' No.9 was as the mass brawl began between both sets of fans.
Nunez on the pitch after the melee had died down after initially climbing up to the area where his partner, Lorena Manas, was watching the game alongside other supporters. The former Benfica forward can be seen scaling the railing after the game to get closer to where the clashes started and he appeared to react angrily before security at the stadium eventually held him back. A separate video online showed a number of people handing down children to Uruguay officials pitch-side shortly before the violence erupted.
Nunez could later be seen on another video attempting to hurl a chair towards a number of Colombia fans giving him and his team-mates abuse before it was removed from his hand and he w.