Luis Suárez has come out in support of his Uruguay teammates who stormed into the stands after the 1-0 loss at the hands of Colombia by saying that it was an act needed to defend their families and kids.
Uruguay forward Darwin Núñez went into the stands and threw punches at the Colombian fans before the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police restored peace at the venue.
Reflecting on the incident, Suárez told that what unfolded was truly unfortunate but the Uruguay players felt compelled to defend their families.
"Obviously when one has your woman, your little child, your father, elderly people you want to go and see if they're OK," Suárez was quoted as saying by PTI.
"Here these things, it's an image that no one wants to have created but obviously if someone is attacking your family you want to go and defend them. But that doesn't justify the image that it created. We had to protect our families that were there," he added.
Suárez's teammate José María Giménez echoed his sentiments and termed the situation a "disaster".
"Our family is in danger," Giménez told Fox.
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