“The fourth date of the Intermediate Tournament, which was to be played this weekend, will not be played due to the decision of the union entity that brings together Uruguayan soccer players,” reported the Uruguayan press.
After the 3-2 defeat suffered in Parque Palermo at the hands of Racing, from Montevideo, soccer players, leaders and officials denounced having received death threats from fans of the institution.
The threat caused the captain and a reference for the squad, Santiago “Bigote” López, to announce the withdrawal of the activity and, in turn, the Villa Española board of directors will present his resignation..
The aggression of the bars occurred a few days after the club was intervened by the Ministry of Education and Culture due to irregularities found with the call for elections, the social register and other events of a non-sports nature.
To avoid confusion, the Players’ Mutual clarified that its decision to suspend the date “has nothing to do with the decreed intervention.”
“From the Mutual we are not going to look to the side or be complicit in the violence imposed by third parties outside the practice of sport that only cause damage to our football and our society”The soccer players’ union said in a statement released.
The Mutual of Soccer Players of Uruguay is chaired by the former Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and Newell’s Old Boys center back, Diego Scotty45 years old.
Source: Ambito
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