# Uruguay, who replaced Bentancur for 'SON racism', wins first Copa match

Panama wins 3-1 USA defeats Bolivia 2-0

In the first match of the '2024 South American Football Championship' (Copa America 2024), Rodrigo Bentancur, who was recently under controversy for making a racist remark to Tottenham Hotspur teammate Son Heung-min in the English professional football Premier League (EPL), played as a substitute for the Uruguay national football team. won[.](https://baccaratsite.one/2023/09/next-generation-figure-queen-shin-jia/)

Uruguay won 3-1 over Panama in the first match of Group C of the tournament held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, USA on the 24th (Korean time)[.](https://www.totoblog.one
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In this day's game, Uruguayan midfielder Bentancur, who shares a meal with Son Heung-min at Tottenham, came on as a substitute in the 40th minute of the second half and played on the pitch for a short period of time.

Bentancur previously appeared on a domestic TV program and made a racist comment toward Son Heung-min, sparking controversy[.](https://baccaratsite.one/2023/09/hangzhou-ag-representative/)

In response to the host's request to 'get Son Heung-min's uniform,' Bentancur said, "Even if I gave him Son Heung-min's cousin's uniform, he wouldn't know. “Both Son Heung-min and his cousin look the same,” he said.

It was a racist remark that all Asians looked the same.

As criticism grew, Bentancur immediately apologized on his social networking service (SNS), but his sincerity was questioned as the post disappeared 24 hours later. In the end, when Son Heung-min made a statement on the 20th that he had received an apology from Bentancur on social media, he bowed his head again on the 22nd, saying, “It was an unfortunate misunderstanding.” According to the British media The Times, it is known that Bentancur is likely to be disciplined by the English Football Association (FA) in relation to Son Heung-min's racial discrimination[.](https://baccaratsite.one/2023/09/259-setbacks-washed-away/) Uruguay, with Bentancur starting the game on the bench, took the lead with Maximiliano Araujo's first goal in the 16th minute of the first half. Then, Darwin Nuñez's additional goal in the 40th minute of the second half and Matias Viña's key goal in extra time of the second half secured victory. Panama was only able to make up for a goal by Amir Murillo just before the end of extra time in the second half. In the same group, the United States defeated Bolivia 2-0. Christian Pulisic scored the first goal in the 3rd minute of the first half and assisted Folarin Balogun's additional goal in the 44th minute of the first half. As a result, in Group C, Uruguay and the United States were tied in points and goal difference, with Uruguay ahead in most goals, rising to first place. [파칭코 종류](https://www.pachinkosite.info
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