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Gonzalo Jara Banned 3 Matches: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

Chile's Gonzalo Jara will miss the rest of the 2015 Copa America after he picked up a three-match ban for using his finger to poke Edinson Cavani in the backside.

The incident took place as Chile took on Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the Copa on Thursday, with the official sending off Paris Saint-Germain's Cavani for his reaction, when he seemed to slap Jara.

Jara went unpunished during the match, but he has now been banned for three matches, as reported by beIN Sports USA on Sunday:

BREAKING: Chilean national Gonzalo Jara to miss rest of @CA2015 (3-game suspension).