Ten-year ban for futsal player who elbowed a rival

after an aggression that took place in recent days, the Mendoza Indoor Soccer Federation (FEFUSA) decided to penalize José Enrique Loscocco for hitting an opponent and leaving him convulsing on the floor. In that sense, The body decided to suspend the player for ten years.

The episode occurred on Tuesday, July 4, during a senior futsal match between the Municipality of San Martín and Godoy Cruz. Tomba was winning 4-2, which qualified it for the definition of the tournament organized by FEFUSA. However, with seven minutes to go before the end of the match, Loscocco went to play a divided ball against Mariano Jaurrieta.

New chapter of violence in Argentine soccer

It was at that crossroads on the side when The man elbowed his rival in the temple, leaving him unconscious on the cement of the court. When he fell to the ground, the injured man received a strong blow to the head, since his neck hit the surface. The victim had to be transferred and hospitalized in the Central Hospital of the province seizures and loss of consciousness.

Given the viralization of the video, players from other clubs requested that FEFUSA penalize him because he It was not the first time that the attacker attacked in this way. In this way, a week after the fact, the body decided to suspend it for ten years using article 52 of its penalty regulations. The resolution became official on July 8.

“I am clinically well”: the testimony of the victim

Jaurrieta spoke in the media and expressed joy at being in good health. “I am clinically well and aware that what could have been a misfortune did not get worse,” she said in dialogue with Tennessee. The man also specified that he received five points in the head and that the doctors told him to be vigilant in case “any symptom appears that could cause subsequent consequences at the neuronal level.”

“What I remember is that when I woke up I was on the floor and two of my teammates, José Buteler and Jairo Soto, also club doctors, began to treat me and asked me repeated questions to see if I understood and if I could be consistent with the answers,” he explained.

When asked if the aggressor communicates with him, Jaurrieta replied no.. However, he clarified that Gustavo Yurie, coordinator of San Martín, and Darío Vázquez, sports director of the municipality of San Martín, did.

And he added: “This is a sport with a lot of friction and I am also part of this, but there are blows that we know can hurt a lot and are avoidable because if it doesn’t turn into a butcher’s shop”.

Regarding the repercussions that the accident had on his personal life, Jaurrieta stated that “in principle he did not understand anything, after starting to see what could have happened and it is complicated“. “He reached out to a lot of people through messages and calls, many gave me support, I am very grateful,” he concluded.

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