the striker of Sebastian Villa of Boca Juniors He was sentenced to two years and one month in prison for gender violence against his ex-partner Daniela Cortes.
The Colombian player came to trial accused of the crimes of qualified minor injuries and threats for an episode that occurred in April 2020 when the couple lived together in the private Saint Thomas neighborhood of the Buenos Aires town of Canning.
Can Villa continue playing football professionally?
After his sentence, sebastian villa He can continue exercising his career as a professional soccer player because the conviction does not disable his labor rights. The Colombian could play for any club in the world. In addition, his sentence will be appealed.
Where could Sebastián Villa play?
It is difficult to imagine the football future of townbut the concrete thing is that it will not be in Mouth juniors, according to different sources. The truth is that one intuits that no country in Latin America or Western Europe would hire a footballer with a firm conviction for gender violence.
Therefore, the few doors that could be opened to the Colombian player will be those countries that will have flexibility in terms of gender violence, such as those of half East (Saudi Arabia, for example).
The truth is that if any club in Argentina wishes to hire him and if he plays international Cups (which imply trips abroad), Villa must present a permit to leave the country because if he fails to comply with the condition of the prohibition to leave Argentina, Justice could arrest him and go to jail immediately.
