Edinson Cavani sent-off after Gonzalo Jara 'inserted finger into his anus' during Uruguay's 1-0 Copa America defeat to Chile

Jara provoked the Uruguay striker before diving to the floor and claiming Cavani hit him to get him sent-off

Gonzalo Jara falls down after clashing with Edinson Cavani (Getty Images)

A year to the day since Luis Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup, Uruguay were dumped out of the Copa America after seeing two of their players sent-off.

Both Edinson Cavani and Jorge Fucile saw red during the 1-0 defeat to hosts Chile, with Oscar Tabarez’s side letting their ill-discipline get the better of them. However, the result – and subsequent elimination of the defending Copa America champions – wasn’t the biggest talking point from the match.

That came when Gonzalo Jara, the Chile defender, appeared to poke his finger up the Uruguay striker’s backside in the 63rd minute. The bizarre incident got even worse, when Jara then dived on the floor and claimed that Cavani had hit him in the face.

UPDATE: Gonzalo Jara banned for rest of Copa America

Cavani walks away after being booked for a foul on Vidal (Getty Images)

Gonzalo Jara pokes Edinson Cavani in his bottom (Twitter)

Gonzalo Jara falls down after clashing with Edinson Cavani (Getty Images)

Cavani is sent-off in the Copa America defeat to Chile (Getty Images)

Cavani clashes with Chile players after his red card (Getty Images)

Cavani, incensed at what Jara had just done to him, was then left in a state of fury after the referee showed him a second yellow card having already been booked in the first half for berating the assistant referee after a tackle on Arturo Vidal.

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For Cavani, it proved to be a tough 48 hours, and questions remained as to whether he should have been playing in the first place. His father, Luis Cavani, had been arrested on Monday night after being involved in a car crash that left a 19-year-old motorcyclist dead after he was “knocked down and killed” in the accident in Salto, Uruguay.

The truck he was driving belonged to his son, and it was uncertain whether the Paris Saint-Germain striker would even play in the match given that Tabarez admitted Cavani was “affected” by the ordeal.

Minutes after Cavani was sent off, former Queens Park Rangers defender Mauricio Isla scored the only goal of the game to book Chile’s place in the Copa America semi-finals.