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Santa Claus sits in his “office” in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on December 13, 2011.   AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

Hoy es nochebuena y mañana Navidad y Papa Noel, Santa Claus o San Nicolás, el nombre que más les guste, recorrerá la tierra repartiendo regalos. Ya es una tradición en La Mesa de Luz que en estas fechas señaladas os felicite las fiestas a todos con una selección de imágenes del viejo barbudo y gordinflón en múltiples lugares del mundo haciendo todo tipo de cosas. Si os quedáis con ganas de más de Santa aquí podéis encontrar las entregas de 2008, 2009 y 2010.

Os deseo feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo a todos desde La Mesa de Luz.

TO GO WITH STORY BY IGOR GEDILAGHINE A Santa Claus clerk receives a wish list from a little girl in his “office” in Santa Park near Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, on December 14, 2011. AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

Hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus fill Trafalgar Square for Santacon 2011 in central London December 10, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

A model, dressed in Santa Claus costume, puts on make-up on a street in Hanoi December 22, 2011. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM – Tags: SOCIETY)

CHC002 HAMBURGO (ALEMANIA), 04/12/2011.- Un hombre vestido de Papá Noel salta sobre su tabla mientras practica esquí­ acuático hoy, 4 de diciembre de 2011, en Hamburgo, Alemania. Algunos hombres vestidos como Santa Claus se reunieron por novena vez para competir en un evento de esquí­ acuático. EPA/CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS

A combination photo shows participants of SantaCon posing for a portrait at the corner of Broad and Wall Street in New York December 10, 2011. SantaCon is an annual celebration of the holiday season with revelers travelling around New York to different bars and locations.       REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY)

Schoolchildren dressed as Santa Claus sit on chairs to form the shape of a star ahead of Christmas celebrations at a school in the southern Indian city of Chennai December 10, 2011. Some 1500 schoolchildren aged three to five formed the shape of a Christmas star on Saturday in an attempt to make a maiden entry in the Guinness Book of World Records, a media release said. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA – Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY)

A man dressed as Santa Claus is lifted by crane towards the world’s first Santa-friendly chimney in Somerford Keynes, southern England December 19, 2011. The development of the chimney, which is undergoing practical tests, was inspired by Leo Park after he told his mother, Jade, that the chimney in the house they were having built was too small to accommodate Santa Claus.     REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume stands on the field before the start of the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Chievo at the San Siro stadium in Milan November 27, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY – Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY)

A police officer speaks into a loud hailer near people dressed in Santa Claus costume as they gather in Times Square during the annual SantaCon celebration in New York December 10, 2011.  REUTERS/Kena Betancur (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

ber050 BERLÍN (ALEMANIA) 30/11/2011.- Santa Claus escucha los deseos de los niños en la embajada nórdica en Berlín, Alemania, hoy, miércoles, 30 de noviembre de 2011. EFE/Robert Schlesinger

A young demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus stands near Israeli soldiers standing guard during a protest against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of al-Masara near Bethlehem December 23, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK – Tags: POLITICS)

Competitors dressed as Santa Claus take part in the annual five kilometre Santa Dash in Liverpool, northern England December 4, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY)

A bungee jumper dressed as Santa Claus leaps from a platform above Kuta  beach, Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on December 2, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA

A Sri Lankan salesman adjusts the clothes on a figure of Santa Claus at his shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Jimmy Flynn clicks his heals as he crosses the line at the annual Santa Sightings 5K Fun Run in New Bedford, Mass., on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.  More than 1,600 runners took to the streets wearing Santa suits in order to participate in the annual Santa Sightings 5K Fun Run.  (AP Photo/Standard Times, Peter Pereira)

A man dressed as Santa Claus visits the Southern College of Optometry where he received an eye examination in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. After his exam he visited with children who were also there to get their eyes examined. The college was hoping to instill the importance of good eye care in their young patients. Dr. Daniel Taylor did his exam. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Karen Pulfer Focht)

Dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, a diver feeds to sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea, where over half of the population are Christians. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Santa poses with a Yorkshire terrier Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in San Jose, Calif. Santa came to be photographed with pets to raise funds for the Silicon Valley Humane Society. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Philippine traffic enforcer Ramiro Hinojas, wearing a Santa Claus costume, directs traffic along a major road in Manila on December 6, 2011. Popularly known as the “dancing traffic cop”, the barely five-foot Hinojas, 55, is one of thousands of traffic enforcers who struggle daily to keep Manila’s notorious road traffic from moving, despite insults from some impatient motorists and health dangers posed by pollution.   AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

Santa Claus, who travelled to India from Finnish Lapland, waves to well wishers during pre-Christmas celebrations at a hotel in New Delhi on December 17, 2011. Santa Claus inaugurated a 20-foot tall Christmas tree made up of more than four thousand recycled plastic bottles illuminated by LED lights. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH

Competitors arrive at a railway station to travel to take part in the annual Santa Dash in Liverpool, north-west England on December 4, 2011. The five kilometer race sees thousands of entrants run through the streets of the city centre dressed as Santa Claus. Many runners wear a blue suit, usually supporters of Everton FC, who refuse to run in the colours of their city rivals Liverpool FC. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS

Santa Claus waves from the roof of Sydney’s iconic Queen Victoria Building (QVB) on November 28, 2011.  This Christmas for the first time ever Santa Claus will be in residence inside the massive Romanesque QVB, which contains a range of boutique shops and underwent a major refurbishment in 2009.  AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD

Wilson Ferguson, still dressed in the Santa costume he wore all day for holiday union parties, sorts ballots during counting on a new labor contract at a Boeing Machinists Union hall Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 in Seattle. Boeing machinists voted Wednesday on a new four-year labor contract that would keep production of a new version of the 737 airplane in Washington state and give Boeing years of stable union relations. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Two horse riders dressed as Santa Claus arrive at the Christmas party of the riding club in Alt Zeschdorf, eastern Germany, on December 17, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / PATRICK PLEUL   GERMANY OUT

A group of people dressed as Santa Claus participate in the 3rd ‘Santa Run’ in Michendorf, eastern Germany on December 4, 2011. More than 700 people took part in Germany’s largest costume race.  AFP PHOTO / BERND SETTNIK  GERMANY OUT

A man dressed as Santa Claus maneuvers a Christmas tree onto a ship on December 8, 2011. Every year during the Advent season, Christmas trees are distributed to the ships in the Hanseatic city.     AFP PHOTO / DANIEL BOCKWOLDT GERMANY OUT

Santa Claus rides a reindeer and sled outside Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on December 15, 2011. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 20: Paul Chernosky, dressed as Santa Claus skates and entertains adults and children at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center December 20, 2011 in New York City. With five days to go until Christmas, thousands of people flock to Rockefeller Center during the holiday season to look at the iconic Christmas tree, shop and ice skate at the rink.   Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS &; TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

A family poses with weapons as they stand next to a man dressed as Santa Claus at the Scottsdale Gun Club in Scottsdale, Arizona December 10, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES)

Actor David Warren, who has been playing Santa for the past ten years, uses a computer monitor with camera to fix his beard during a break at Santa’s Grotto in Selfridges department store in London December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS RELIGION)

Actor David Warren, who has been playing Santa for the past ten years, holds seven-month-old Olivia Ruch at Santa’s Grotto in Selfridges department store in London December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS RELIGION)

Santa Claus chocolate candies are seen in a shop in Citta’ Sant’Angelo near Pescara December 10, 2011.  REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY – Tags: SOCIETY FOOD)

A man dressed as Santa Claus walks under the Christmas tree set at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on December 2, 2011. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET

Two men dressed as Santa Claus use a toilet in Citta’ Sant’Angelo near Pescara December 10, 2011.  A group of people dressed up as Santa Claus to attend the “European Meeting of Santa Claus” where they sang Christmas carols and interacted with passers-by to spread the joy of Christmas, according to organisers. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY – Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

In this Dec. 22, 2011 photo, Kaylee Vasquez, left, and her children Killian, 6 months, and Annya, 2, make their way through fresh snow near the Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., during a “Hike With Santa” sponsored by the center. Heavy snow kept away most of those who signed up for Thursday’s hike but the five who braved the snow got a lot of alone time with Santa. Asked what her favorite part of the hike was, Annya said “Santa Claus.” (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis)

TOPSHOTS Workers in a Santa Claus (bottom) and a reindeer costume clean windows outside of a 31-meter-high building at Odaiba shopping mall in Tokyo’s waterfront on December 23, 2011.     AFP PHOTO/KAZUHIRO NOGI

A tourist sits on Santa Claus’s lap as she visit him in his “office” in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, on December 13, 2011.AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

Santa Clause costumes, for a man and woman, hang on the front of a Christmas decorations stall at a market in central Beijing December 11, 2011. Although Christmas is not an official holiday in China, many households hang decorations during the traditional Christmas period.     REUTERS/David Gray    (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY)

Italy’s rider Marco Simoncelli lies on a stretcher as he is carried after a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Italian rider  Simoncelli died of chest, head and neck injuries Sunday after a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race, organizers said. He was 24.  (AP Photo/Ruben Yap)

En la madrugada del domingo al lunes y fuera de nuestra hora de cierre, llegó la foto que encabeza este post. Era una de las fotos que hizo el fotógrafo Ruben Yap, autor de la única imagen que capta el instante en que el prometedor piloto Marco Simoncelli es arrollado por Edwards y Rossi durante el accidente que le causó la muerte. Yap estuvo en lugar correcto en el momento indicado y fue el único fotógrafo que consiguió fotografiar el accidente aunque tuvo que tirar de óptica al máximo y luego reencuadrar bastante al estar algo lejos de la curva número 11. Ayer domingo teníamos pocas opciones para ilustrar hoy lunes el trágico accidente si no queríamos dar una captura de televisión… la foto buena era la de Yap que pasaron todas las agencias con diferentes cortes y fue la foto que dimos en la portada.

Volviendo a la foto que encabeza el post, hay un detalle en ella que pasaron por alto tanto el fotógrafo como los editores de la agencia Ap que revisaron el pie. En la parte derecha se puede ver al padre de Marco, Paolo Simoncelli, subido en una scooter viendo como los servicios de emergencias de Sepang se llevaban al maltrecho piloto. En el pie de foto no aparece descrita esta circunstancia que da a la foto un valor añadido y ningún medio de comunicación parece haber caído ni ha comentado que Paolo estuviese en la curva 11 de Sepang mientras atendían a su hijo.

Hoy, buscando fotos para ilustrar la información que aun sigue coleando por el tema del casco que salió volando, el trato recibido por el piloto por los sanitarios de Sepang y lo trágico del accidente, he descubierto al padre que ya había visto en las fotos que barajamos ayer para dar en la noticia del día. A pesar de estar de espaldas se le reconoce bastante bien. Un tipo fornido de pelo gris, camisa del equipo, vaquero y zapatillas deportivas. Los compañeros de la mesa de fotografia se asomaron a ver la foto,  compararon con videos y otras instantáneas y estuvieron de acuerdo en que el padre de Marco, Paolo Simoncelli, era el hombre de la scooter. Por ello, los compañeros de deportes consideraron que esta instánea se merecía un pie más amplio donde explicar ampliamente lo especial de la fotografía.

Es una imagen que tiene bastante fuerza más allá de ver el momento exacto del fatídico accidente. Una imagen que muestra el verdadero drama en el que un padre sale corriendo en busca de su hijo, un hombre que pierde a un ser amado ante la mirada de millones de espectadores.

YUS23 SEPANG (MALASIA) 23/10/2011.- El piloto italiano de MotoGP Marco Simoncelli (dcha, nº 58), choca con su compatriota Valentino Rossi (izq) y con el estadounidense Colin Edwards (c) mientras compiten en el Gran Premio de Malasia de motociclismo hoy, domingo 23 de octubre de 2011, en el Circuito Internacional de Sepang, a las afueras de Kuala Lumpur (Malasia). Simoncelli murió hoy en la clínica del circuito de Sepang como consecuencia de la graves lesiones sufridas que se produjo tras el impacto contra la moto del estadounidense Colin Edwards. EFE/Ruben Yap PROHIBIDA SU VENTA Y SU ARCHIVO MEJOR CALIDAD POSIBLE

Italy’s rider Marco Simoncelli is carried on stretcher after a crash involving Simoncelli, Valentino Rossi of Italy and Colin Edwards of the US,  at the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Italian rider  Simoncelli died of chest, head and neck injuries Sunday after a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race, organizers said. He was 24.  (AP Photo/Ruben Yap)

Paolo Simoncelli (C), the father of Honda rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy, is consoled as he waits outside a medical centre where the rider was taken following a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix MotoGP motorcycling race at Sepang on October 23, 2011. Honda rider Marco Simoncelli died of injuries sustained in a crash that resulted in the cancellation of the Malaysian MotoGP, a race official said. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN

Hace unos instantes que a través de Sportyou he descubierto un video en el que se identifica claramente al padre de Simoncelli en la curva número 11. También se ve cómo se les cae la camilla con el piloto a los servicios de emergencia. Es el instante que recoge una imágen que aparece más arriba. Júzguen ustedes la actuación de los comisarios de Sepang. También vemos en el video a Paolo Simoncelli ayudando a llevar a su hijo hasta la ambulancia… una triste imágen.

Uruguayans raise the Copa America trophy after beating Paraguay in the final soccer match in Buenos Aires, July 24, 2011. REUTERS / Henry Romero (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

La selección de Uruguay se proclamó ayer campeona de América en Argentina tras vencer tres a cero a la selección de Paraguay. He ido recopilando durante las semanas que duró el tornéo las mejores imágenes que nos dejó la competición. Espero que los seguidores de La Mesa de Luz que viven en el cono sur y los amantes del fútbol disfruten de estas imágenes.

Maintenance workers clean the pitch before the start of a 2011 Copa America Group A first round football match between Argentina and Costa Rica held at the Mario Kempes stadium in Cordoba, 770 Km northwest of Buenos Aires, on July 11, 2011. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL ROJO

Uruguayan forward Diego Forlan leaves the field at the end of the 2011 Copa America Group C first round football match against Mexico, at the Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata, 59 Km south of Buenos Aires, on July 12, 2011. Uruguay won 1-0.     AFP PHOTO / PABLO PORCIUNCULA

Paraguayan goalkeeper Justo Villar catches the ball during the final against Uruguay of the 2011 Copa America football tournament held at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on July 24, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / ALEJANDRO PAGNI

Venezuelan midfielder Tomas Rincon celebrates at the end of their 2011 Copa America Group B first round football match against Ecuador held at the Padre Ernesto Martearena stadium in Salta, 1617 Km northwest of Buenos Aires, on July 9, 2011. Venzuela won 1-0.  AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Supporters of Mexico cheer before the start of a 2011 Copa America Group C first round football match between Uruguay and Mexico at the Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata, 59 Km south of Buenos Aires, on July 12, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / PABLO PORCIUNCULA

Peruvian forward Luis Advincula gestures as he catchs the ball during the third-place match against venezuela of the 2011 Copa America football tournament held at the Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata, 59 Km south of Buenos Aires, on July 23, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / ALEJANDRO PAGNI

MZ 176 MENDOZA (ARGENTINA) 20/07/2011. Los jugadores de la selección de fútbol de Paraguay festejan el triunfo por 5-3 en la serie de penales ante Venezuela, luego de empatar 0-0 los 120 minutos durante el partido semifinal de la Copa America 2011, hoy, 20 de julio de 2011, en el Estadio Malvinas Argentinas de la ciudad de Mendoza, Argentina. Paraguay y Uruguay jugarán la final del torneo el próximo domingo. EFE/Marcos Urisa

Mexican goalkeeper Luis Michel prays before the start of their 2011 Copa America Group C first round football match against Peru held at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, 1058 Km west of Buenos Aires, on July 8, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo Schemidt

BAS 156 – LA PLATA (ARGENTINA), 23/07/2011.- El jugador de la selección de fútbol de Perú Paolo Guerrero (izq) convierte el cuarto gol de su equipo a Renny Vega (der) de Venezuela, durante el partido por el tercer puesto de la Copa America 2011, hoy, 23 de julio de 2011, en el estadio de la ciudad de La Plata, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. EFE/Paolo Aguilar

BAS 58 -LA PLATA (ARGENTINA), 17/07/2011.- El jugador de la selección de fútbol de Brasil Neymar se lamenta ante Paraguay, durante el partido de cuartos de final, hoy, 17 de julio de 2011, por la Copa America 2011, en el estadio de La Plata, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. EFE/Luis Santiago

A fan, wearing a mask with the colors of the Chilean flag, takes pictures before a group C Copa America soccer match between Chile and Peru in Mendoza, Argentina, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Argentine forward Lionel Messi reacts during their 2011 Copa America quarter-final football match against Uruguay, at the Cementerio de Elefantes stadium in Santa Fe, 476 Km north of Buenos Aires, on July 16, 2011.  TOPSHOTS    AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Peruvian forward Paolo Guerrero (L) scores past Venezuelan goalkeeper Renny Vega (C) during the 2011 Copa America football tournament third-place match held at the Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata, 59 Km south of Buenos Aires, on July 23, 2011. Peru won 4-1 and obtained third place in the tournament.  AFP PHOTO / ALEJANDRO PAGNI

Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) dribbles past Peruvian goalkeeper Raul Fernandez to score his team´s second goal during their 2011 Copa America semi-final football match held at the Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata, 59 Km south of Buenos Aires, on July 19, 2011. AFP PHOTO / Maximiliano Failla

Peruvian midfielder Juan Vargas celebrates after scoring the team’s second goal against Colombia during the 2011 Copa America quarter-final football match extra time, at the Mario Kempes stadium in Cordoba, 770 Km northwest of Buenos Aires, on July 16, 2011.    AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA

Venezuelan forward Giancarlo Maldonado catches the ball inside the goal next to Paraguayan defender Paulo da Silva (L), after Venezuelan defender Grenddy Perozo scored the teams’s third goal, during a 2011 Copa America Group B first round football match, at the Padre Ernesto Martearena stadium in Salta, 1617 Km northwest of Buenos Aires, on July 13, 2011.      AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Argentine forward Lionel Messi prepares himself before shooting a corner kick during a 2011 Copa America Group A first round football match held against Bolivia at the Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata, 59 Km south of Buenos Aires, on July 1, 2011. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL GARCIA

Venezuela’s Franklin Lucena (C) celebrates with teammate Tomas Rincon after they beat Chile in their quarter-final soccer match at the Copa America in Mendoza July 17, 2011.  REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Peruvian goalkeeper Raul Fernandez dives as the penalty kick by Colombian forward Radamel Falcao (not in frame) misses the goal, during their 2011 Copa America quarter-final football match, at the Mario Kempes stadium in Cordoba, 770 Km northwest of Buenos Aires, on July 16, 2011.     AFP PHOTO / OMAR TORRES

Paraguayan model Larissa Riquelme poses for photographers and fans from the tribune before the start of the quarter-final soccer match between Paraguay and Brazil at the Copa America in La Plata, July 17, 2011.       REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Paraguay’s goalkeeper Justo Villar blocks the shot by Venezuela’s Franklin Lucena (R) during the penalty shootout of their semi-final soccer match at the Copa America in Mendoza July 20, 2011. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Argentina’s Lionel Messi controls the ball during their match against Costa Rica in the first round of the Copa America soccer tournament, in Cordoba July 11, 2011.     REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (ARGENTINA  – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Paraguay’s goalkeeper Justo Villar (R) and Venezuela’s goalkeeper Renny Vega embrace after Paraguay won their semi-final soccer match in a penalty shootout at the Copa America in Mendoza July 20, 2011. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Argentina fans await the start of their match against Costa Rica in the first round of the Copa America soccer tournament, in Cordoba July 11, 2011.  REUTERS/Andres Stapff (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Uruguay’s Jose Caceres kicks the last penalty to win against Argentina as Uruguay’s goalie Fernando Muslera gestures in their quarter-final soccer match at the Copa America in Santa Fe, July 16, 2011.  REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

MZ64 MENDOZA (ARGENTINA) 12/07/2011. El árbitro brasileño Salvio Fabundes (der) expulsa al peruano Giancarlo Carmona (izq) ante Chile, hoy, 12 de julio de 2011, durante un partido por la última jornada del grupo C, de primera fase de la Copa América 2011, en el Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, de la ciudad de Mendoza, Argentina. EFE/Paolo Aguilar

A Chile fan awaits the start of his team’s match against Peru in the first round of the Copa America soccer tournament in Mendoza, July 12, 2011.    REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Paraguay team huddle together before the start of the Copa America final soccer match against Uruguay in Buenos Aires, July 24, 2011. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Uruguayan forward Diego Forlan (L) kicks the ball to score his team´s third goal past Paraguayan goalkeeper Justo Villar during the 2011 Copa America football tournament final held at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on July 24, 2011. Uruguay won 3-0 and became champion of the 2011 Copa America.  AFP PHOTO / Maxi Failla

Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani (L) prays with a member of the coaching staff at the end of the 2011 Copa America football tournament final against Paraguay held at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on July 24, 2011. Uruguay won 3-0, became champion of the 2011 Copa America and obtained their 15th championship. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Paraguayan goalkeeper Justo Villar (R) and Uruguayan defender Maximiliano Pereira watch as the ball kicked by Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (out of frame) enter the goal during the 2011 Copa America football tournament final held at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on July 24, 2011. AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA

BAS 72 (Buenos Aires) ARGENTINA 24/07/2011.- El jugador de la selección de fútbol de Uruguay Diego Forlán (izq) patea el balón frente a Iván Piris (der) deParaguay, durante el partido final de la Copa America 2011, en el estadio Monumental de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, hoy, 24 de julio de 2011, Argentina. EFE /Marcelo Sayo

Uruguayan players raise the trophy at the end of the 2011 Copa America football tournament final against Paraguay held at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on July 24, 2011. Uruguay won 3-0, became champion of the 2011 Copa America and obtained their 15th championship.  TOPSHOTS  AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Uruguayan forward Sebastian Abreu runs with the trophy at the end of the 2011 Copa America football tournament final against Paraguay held at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on July 24, 2011. Uruguay won 3-0, became champion of the 2011 Copa America and obtained their 15th championship.   AFP PHOTO / Maxi Failla

Paraguay’s Nelson Haedo Valdez looks at his silver medal after losing the Copa America final soccer match against Uruguay in Buenos Aires July 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Uruguayans players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Copa America final soccer match against Paraguay in Buenos Aires, July 24, 2011. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA  – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)