Villarreal club announced in a statement on Sunday, in a statement, that its wing, Alex Baena, filed a complaint with the police once morest the Uruguayan Real Madrid international, Federico Valverde, because of the latter’s assault on him following the end of the two teams’ match (3-2) on Saturday in the twenty-eighth stage of the Spanish Football League.
Villarreal said in its statement, “Alex Baena was the victim of an assault yesterday evening (Saturday) while he was on his way to the team bus following the match once morest Real Madrid (3-2) at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Faced with this situation, the player decided to file a report once morest his attacker with the police.” patriotism”.
And according to the best-selling sports daily Marca in Spain, “a clash between Fede Valverde and Baena occurred following the match, in the parking lot where the visiting team’s bus was parked,” adding that “Valverde struck Baena’s stomach following an argument between the two men.”
The daily “ABC” also published this fight between the players, noting that Baena provoked Valverde during the match.
Agence France-Presse contacted for comment regarding this incident, and Real Madrid and Villarreal did not respond to their requests.
Baena, 21, complained on his Twitter account on Sunday that he had been “assaulted” without specifying the context or the perpetrator, and wrote in a tweet in bold letters, “I am very happy with this wonderful victory for the team in a stadium like the Santiago Bernabeu, but at the same time very sad for the attack I was subjected to.” After the match, I was surprised by what was said regarding me.
“I never said that,” he added, referring to his insult to Valverde’s family, according to some reports, which angered the Uruguayan.
“Fedi Valverde, a thug and a coward,” Cesco Nadal, a member of Villarreal’s coaching staff, wrote on Twitter, before deleting his post at a later time.
And the Spanish newspaper “Marca” reported that sources close to Valverde said that Pena disturbed the Real Madrid player during the two teams’ match in the Spanish Cup in January.
She explained that Baena made insulting remarks regarding the complicated pregnancy of Valverde’s partner, a famous Argentine journalist, and returned once more to refer to it once more on Saturday evening.
Villarreal defeated Real Madrid 3-2 at the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium, and following the match, Spanish reports stated that Valverde waited in front of the visiting team’s bus to face Baena.
Referee Javier Alberola Rojas made no mention of the incident in his match report.
