Goodbye Villa, goodbye: Boca made it official that the striker will not play until he has a final sentence

After Sebastián Villa was found guilty this Friday for gender violence, it was known that Boca Juniors would order, in compliance with its internal protocols, that the player would no longer play for the xeneize team. The official confirmation was missing, and it arrived this Friday night, in a statement published on the club’s website and social networks. The decision, as specified in the note, was made “unanimously and in a meeting held urgently once the sentence of 2 years and one month for the assault on his partner Daniela Cortés in 2020 was known.

“Boca communicates that, as of this date, the name (Villa) will not participate in the calls for the competitions that the Club’s first professional men’s soccer team must face until the final judicial ruling is issued and without prejudice to the measures that in consequence are adopted, which will be communicated in a timely manner if necessary”, say the note from the xeneizes authorities, which does not carry punctual signatures.

The attacker was sentenced by the 2nd Correctional Court of Lomas de Zamora, for having assaulted Daniela Cortés, his ex-partner, although the 25-month sentence is not effective and he will remain free, although with the obligation to comply with different actions , and you will have serious problems if it is proven that you took alcohol or drugs.

Apart from the statement with the forceful decision, it transpired that the Boca leadership will try to place the player abroad in the next transfer market, although the task will not be easy and it will have to be sought in places where the fight against violence against gender do not save important places.

This indicates that a team from Saudi Arabia could be interested in the Colombian, although in the case of a sale abroad, the corresponding judicial permit will be lacking so that the player can travel, with the obligation to appear at the nearest Argentine consulate when sea required by Justice.

Villa must meet a series of requirements, such as establishing residence and submitting to the care of a board on a quarterly basis. Likewise, they must refrain from maintaining any contact with the victim and her family group, and carry out psychosocial treatment and participate in workshops in order to address her problems. If she were to break any of those requirements, then she will go to prison.

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