Gender violence shakes Argentine soccer

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  • The Colombian Sebastián Villa, star of Boca Juniors, has been denounced and subsequently charged with sexual abuse and attempted murder

  • This is not the only case involving the most popular club in Argentina

The Colombian Sebastian Villa has become, like other of his compatriots, two decades ago, in Boca Juniors idol, the most popular team in Argentina. Unlike defender Jorge Bermudez and goalkeeper Oscar Córdoba, who won local and international trophies, Villa acquires greater notoriety at this time for his actions off the pitch: he has been reported and subsequently charged with sexual abuse and attempted murder. But the club has tried to shield him, causing a scandal that exceeds sport.

The Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity of the Nation asked this Friday the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and Boca to take drastic measures. The head of that ministry, Elisabeth Gómez Alcorta, called for “the effective implementation of clauses of Preventive exclusion from campus or termination of contract“for those who “stray from what is established in the protocols for dealing with situations of violence for reasons of gender and/or who have been charged or convicted in court cases.”

Support of Riquelme

Gómez Alcorta’s intervention was a consequence of the explicit support that Villa received from no less than Juan roman riquelme, the great soccer myth of Boca Juniors, even above Diego Maradona. Riquelme, in his capacity as current vice president of the club, had words for the Colombian that caused real storms on social networks. “Happy birthday, Sebastian!“He greeted him on his official Twitter account. “We have nothing but words of thanks to this boy. Later, what happens off the pitch is another matter“He had previously told the ESPN television channel.

“That being in the year 2022 you not only choose, in the most watched sports program in the country, to vindicate an accused of gender violence, but also that the club does it in its networks determines a lot what you are as a leader and what you want. as a club,” said Racing Club player Luana Muñoz. And she added: “one thing is what being nefarious can mean footballing, another very different that you go out to provoke in such a way. Complicity is also part of violence“.

To prevent the scandal from spreading, Boca had no choice but to Correct the facts to Riquelme. “We want to inform you that the club has provided the justice system with all the documentation requested via court order to collaborate with the progress and clarification of the case.” In turn, he recalled that “the Department of Inclusion and Equality has an interdisciplinary team, created within the framework of the Action Protocol in Cases of Violence based on Gender, Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, available to the complainant for her accompaniment. and counseling”. The league in this country involves 26 teams. More than half have signed a similar protocol.

controversial background

Despite having been denounced more than a week ago, Villa played none other than Racing last Saturday. The fans of that team did not stop yelling at him “rapist & rdquor; every time he touched the ball. The situation that has him at the center of the discussions has been preceded by other scandals in Boca. Eduardo “Toto” Salvio He has been accused of causing injuries to his ex-wife with the car. The complaint did not deprive him of playing two days ago against Corinthians, from Brazil. The right attacker Cristian Pavón has in turn been denounced for sexual abuse and Frank Fabra, for mistreatment of two women during a party.

The Villa case causes more noise because two years ago his ex-partner, Daniela Cortés, had also accused him of injuries and threats. There is a lawsuit pending for this fact. The prosecutor has asked for a suspended sentence of two years in prison. A friend of his current girlfriend was the one who brought key data about the new episode of violence to justice, including photos with injuries to the body and offensive chats. Justice has then received other evidence from the complainant. “I am scared of you“, he tells the player in a conversation. And he replied: “I know you love me. Don’t go doing anything weird, my life. What you know that I can not give what to talk. Do it for my family. I am the daily bread.

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.The incident involving Villa takes place at a time when a growth in discourses against gender policies is detected. The far-right national deputy and former Chacarita Juniors goalkeeper, Javier Milei, warned that, in the event of becoming president in 2023, he will eliminate the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity. “I’m not going to apologize for having a penis,” said the economist, who has an intention to vote of 20%.



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