After having been the victim of a terrible attack in which his truck was shot multiple times, the Spaniard Iago Falque would be analyzing his continuity in Colombian football where he belongs to América de Cali.
Through an interview given to the radio program VBar of the Caracol Radiol station, the majority shareholder of the club, Tulio Gómez, let it be known that the former Roma striker has left the city of Cali and is considering leaving the team and the country.
“In addition, days ago he was in a restaurant and someone was killed near where he was. We (the people of Cali) get used to violence, but people like Falque, who are taught to live in a country where there is a lot of security, this worries them“said the owner of the ‘Red Devils’.
The press department of América de Cali was the one who released details of the attack through a statement. In it it was stated that The player’s truck was shot multiple times on Friday night “in the vicinity of the Cascajal sports venue”and that fortunately Falque was not in the vehicle.
The club added that “the authorities are at the forefront collecting all the evidence to clarify the facts and be able to issue an official version to public opinion.”
In a video posted on social media, a man who is apparently the one who was driving Falque’s vehicle shows at least three bullet holes in the body of the truck and explains that he was going to get gasoline when the attack took place.
On the other hand, Gomez pointed out that The family of the former Roma and Torino player is concerned, as they recalled that Falque’s mother is the politician Carmela Silva, who was until last month president of the provincial council of Pontevedra and also held the position of senator.
“Iago’s mother is a very important political leader there and that worries them, that here in Colombia in less than two months she has witnessed these violent acts,” added Gómez.
He also explained that they told the footballer to analyze the situation and that They are not going to pressure him “neither to stay nor to leave”.
With information from EFE.
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