A La Liga match took a violent flip postgame when Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde punched Villarreal’s Alex Baena close to Villarreal’s crew bus over a remark Baena allegedly mentioned in January that Valverde’s baby wouldn’t be born, in line with a number of experiences.
The Athletic reported that Baena was later noticed with a “bruised and noticed cheekbone,” and ESPN added that Valverde had waited close to the Villarreal crew bus within the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium car parking zone earlier than throwing his punch.
The preliminary incident allegedly occurred when Real Madrid and Villarreal confronted one another within the Copa del Rey in January, with Baena allegedly telling the 24-year-old Valverde “cry, as a result of your baby received’t be born,” ESPN reported.
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Baena, a 21-year-old, denied making the remark in a social media put up, the place he wrote, in Spanish, that he was proud of the crew’s victory however “on the identical time very unhappy for the aggression I suffered after the match and stunned by what’s being mentioned about me. It is completely unfaithful that I mentioned that,” in line with The Athletic.
A Villarreal crew delegate referred to as Valverde, who performs for the Uruguay nationwide crew, “loutish and cowardly” in a since-deleted tweet, in line with a number of experiences.
At the time of the January remark, Valverde and his accomplice, Mina Bonino, had been coping with a being pregnant complication — because the couple wrote in a February social media put up — and feared that they’d misplaced their baby earlier than later discovering out that it was wholesome, in line with ESPN.
Baena may press legal expenses, The Athletic reported, and the police have been knowledgeable in regards to the incident, although it’s unclear what Baena’s plans — or timeline — could be for that strategy. Real Madrid received the January assembly between the pair of groups, however Villarreal defeated them on Saturday by scoring two targets within the closing 20 minutes of a 3-2 victory.
This story initially appeared on New York Post.
