Bad news for Uruguay and Barcelona: Araujo suffers muscle injury

Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa said on Saturday that Ronald Araujo suffered a muscle injury and will undergo tests in the coming hours, while Matias Vina avoided muscle problems and withdrew due to exhaustion in the thigh area.

"Vina did not suffer a muscle injury, although he did overload the back of his thigh. Normally that symptom is the previous step," said Bielsa. "Araujo is a muscle injury that I think will be confirmed when the tests are done," added the Argentinian.

Araujo felt an apparent muscle pain in a defensive play and had to be replaced after being treated by Uruguay's national team doctors. The Barcelona defender walked back to the bench with difficulty.

Uruguay are through to the semi-finals of the Copa America and will face Colombia in Charlotte on Wednesday in a match for which Araujo is, at the very least, a doubt.