Who are the four players reported for sexual abuse: Vélez separated them from the squad

Vélez Sarsfield has decided to separate from the squad the four players reported for sexual abuse, after the eighth round match of the Professional Football League Cup (LPF) against Atlético Tucumán. A 24-year-old sports journalist said she was invited to the hotel where the delegation was staying and was abused in the room “without any consent”.

The four Vélez players involved in the case are Sebastián Sosa, Braian Cufré, Abiel Osorio and José Ignacio Florentín.

Of the four named by the complainant, Sebastián Sosa is the oldest. It would have been the goalkeeper with a past at Boca, Independiente and member of the Uruguayan national team that participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, who contacted the victim via Instagram inviting her to come to the hotel.

Sosa, 37 years old and with extensive experience in the football environment, also playing for teams such as Peñarol, Rosario Central and Pachuca, among others, returned to Vélez in February, almost ten years after his first cycle at the club. signing a two-year contract until December 2025.

Defender Braian Cufré also returned to Vélez this year, although he is younger: he is 27 years old. Born in Mar del Plata and with a good presence at Fortín as a left-back, he moved to Mallorca in Spain in mid-2020 but failed to establish himself at the island club, loaned out to Málaga and MLS’ New York City until to 2019. free in December to seal his return to Liniers.

Vélez’s official statement

Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield became aware of the complaint of sexual abuse presented to the PROSECUTOR’S PROSECUTION FOR CRIMES AGAINST SEXUAL INTEGRITY I of the Province of Tucumán on March 6 this year, in which four players from our professional team are involved.

Given the seriousness of the complaint, the Board of Directors of Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield immediately made itself available to the Justice of Tucumán to provide all the relevant information and elements to be able to contribute to the investigation and clarification of the case and determine the corresponding responsibilities .

Likewise, as part of the Institution’s action protocol in the event of gender violence, we inform you that it has been decided to preventively separate from the professional team the players mentioned in the complaint, Sebastián Sosa, Braian Cufré, Abiel Osorio and José Ignacio Florentin.

On behalf of the Institution, we remain at the complete disposal of Justice and the complainant.