Bielsa suspended due to Uruguay’s late arrival

Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa was suspended for one match by CONMEBOL after his team entered the field late in their 5-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday. The South American football confederation also fined the Uruguayan Football Federation $15,000 because Bielsa’s team violated articles 104 and 145 of the tournament’s rules, which relate to “entering the field of play later than the scheduled start or restart time,” CONMEBOL said in a statement on Sunday.

Bielsa will not be on the bench when his side face the United States in their final Group C match at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium on Monday. His assistant Pablo Quiroga will take over the bench. The former Leeds United manager is the fourth coach to be banned for the same reason from this year’s Copa America, following Argentine Lionel Scaloni, Chilean coach Ricardo Gareca and Venezuelan coach Fernando Batista.

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