<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify">Players and coaches lined up to condemn Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara Thursday after he apparently attempted to shove his finger in an opponent's backside during the stormy Copa America quarter-final win over Uruguay.</h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Jara was the subject of widespread revulsion on social media after photos and camera footage clearly showed him jabbing a finger into the back of Edinson Cavani's shorts during Wednesday's game, won 1-0 by Chile.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The lurid provocation ultimately led to Cavani being sent off after the Paris St-Germain flicked a retaliatory hand into Jara's face.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Jara's fate remained uncertain on Thursday, with South American football's governing body CONMEBOL saying they would only lodge a disciplinary case against the Chilean if they received a formal complaint.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But players and coaches were unanimous in their disgust of the incident, with many expressing sympathy for Cavani, whose father was arrested earlier this week for his part in a fatal traffic accident.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Particularly when you consider it was Cavani, and all the other problems he's had this week, it was shameful," Argentina coach Gerardo Martino said.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">"There is absolutely no justification for it whatsoever. And on top of all that, Cavani barely touched him," Martino added.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Colombia coach Jose Pekerman also decried Jara's actions, saying the move had tarnished the image of the sport in front of a global audience.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We all want to win and there is pressure on everyone to win, but the contest has to be noble," the veteran Argentine-born coach said.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Football is a sport that the whole world watches. There are certain rules that must be respected."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez could not hide his anger at the incident in the aftermath of Wednesday's game, which saw his team finish with nine men.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"You can see what happened and what the challenge was. I refer you to the television and photos of it, it is all there," said Tabarez.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I can see that the referee has not seen it, but the linesman had to be able to see it from his position."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Meanwhile former Uruguay captain Diego Lugano had a menacing warning for Jara in a message on Twitter, while berating the performance of Brazilian referee Sandro Ricci.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I'll have to speak to that little Jara character when we bump into each other one day!" the former West Bromwich Albion defender said.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Sandro Ricci's refereeing performance was a total, utter disgrace."</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/04817694.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-184255" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/04817694-1024x688.jpg" alt="CHILE VS. URUGUAY" width="1024" height="688" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Unsurprisingly, the Cavani-Jara flashpoint dominated Uruguayan newspapers.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But Chilean papers largely underplayed or ignored it, focusing instead on Chile's victory and their passage to the semi-finals as they chase a first ever Copa America crown.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Chilean President Michelle Bachelet declined to comment on the Jara incident as she attended a visit to the Copa America stadium in Concepcion, which will host Saturday's quarter-final between Brazil and Paraguay.</p> <!--Article End-->