BOGOTÁ – The vehicle of the Spanish soccer player Iago Falque was attacked by shots in the Colombian city of Cali but the player was not in the place at the time of the shots, which caused no casualties, reported this Saturday América de Cali, a club in the one who militates
The club issued a statement stating that the attack, during which Falque’s truck was shot several times, occurred on Friday night “in the vicinity of the Cascajal sports venue.”
“We clarify that the player was not present at the time of the events,” América de Cali explained in a statement.
According to the club, “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 networks, a man who is apparently the one who was driving Falque’s vehicle shows at least three bullet wounds in the body of the truck and explains that he was going to get gas when the attack took place.
“Luckily I wasn’t going with Iago, I was going to tank and they shot me,” the man is heard saying, who says he doesn’t know if it was an attempted robbery.
Iago Falque, 33, arrived in 2022 at América de Cali, one of the biggest teams in Colombia, after having spent almost his entire career in Serie A in Italy.
