The story of the young Argentinian footballer ended sadly.
A young amateur football player died in Argentina. PDO
Played soccer in Argentina’s amateur league Alexander Williams Killed was found shot in the head in Buenos Aires just a few blocks from his home. When the 24-year-old man was last seen alive, he said goodbye to his wife and two children and then disappeared.
At the same time, he left a message in which he said he was leaving with his mother. Mother had died eight months earlier.
Just two days earlier, Tapón’s name spread on social media for another reason. While playing in an amateur soccer tournament, he completely lost control of himself and attacked the referee. First, Tapón knocked the referee to the ground and then kicked him in the head.
The judge, who lost consciousness, received first aid, after which he was taken to the hospital. The victim filed a criminal complaint against Tapón and he was accused of attempted murder. According to the Washington Times, Tapón was threatened with a prison sentence of up to 10 to 15 years.
Apologized
Tapón also had previous experiences of violent behavior.
The football player, who ended up on the television news, received a lot of negative publicity. Before his death, the Argentinian had time to comment on his act in an interview with Telefe Noticias. He describes that the referee blew the whistle completely in favor of the opposing side.
– When we made a mistake, we got everything on our necks. The first yellow came from filming. Then another also about filming. The referee wanted to give red. That’s when I lost my temper and hit him without thinking, Tapon tells the Argentinian Clarinaccording to the magazine.
Judge, 36 years old Ariel Paniaguasaid that he had spoken with the player, but did not believe that this apology was sincere.
Tapón’s attack ended up on video. If the Twitter embed below doesn’t open on your device, you can watch the video behind this link.