The Benfica coach talks about the threat to Di María: “It shows how crazy the world is, it’s a disaster”

The coach of Benfica of Portugal, Roger Schmidt, described on Thursday the threats suffered by Ángel Di María as a “catastrophe” and his family in Rosario, believing that they “show how crazy the world is.”

“What happened to him and his family shows how crazy the world is. It’s a disaster, a catastrophe, when something like this happens, it affects the player and any human being,” commented the coach in a press conference before of the match. match that his team will face on Friday against Chaves, in the 27th day of the local championship, which sees them second in the standings, just one point behind Sporting Lisbon.

The German assured him talked to Spaghetti on the topic and that everyone in the club tries to “support him as best they can”. And regarding the former Centrale he underlined: “He has the professionalism and experience necessary to deal with this type of situation, but it is difficult and unusual”.

“He’s trying to live a normal life, but obviously when something like this happens, There are thoughts that stick in your headbut we will try to support him”, he added speaking of the Argentine national team player, scorer of a goal and captain last Tuesday in the victory against Costa Rica.

The ownership of Angelito and Nicolás Otamendi – also part of the Scaloneta Tour – in Benfica’s next match is not assured, although Schmidt has “no doubt” that they have arrived safely and that they will be “ready”.

“They have shown over the last 15 years that they can play for the national teams and come back to the club and play,” he stressed. However she warned: “Sometimes they need a break.” According to the coach, both Argentine players “are fundamental and are playing at a high level this season”.

The threats to Di María in Rosario

Di María had received a threat at his family’s home last Monday morning. “Not even Pullaro will save you” we read in the message that appeared on the door of the country house in the hills of Funes, in reference to the governor of Santa Fe, received around 2.30 pm in the Funes area, near the city of Rosario. And according to a statement from the same neighborhood, the security chief also said he heard four shots.

“Lately I was seeing what happened to Rosario, which influences you a lot in the family. I have my parents and my sisters there, what was happening affects me, “It shocks me a lot,” he said. Spaghetti during an interview with a sports channel. The threat came in the months in which there was talk of a possible return to Rosario to play with the Centrale shirt starting from mid-year.

This Wednesday, Police arrested Pablo Ezequiel Acotto (35), identified as the main threat culprit. He was compromised by a series of conversations he had with a woman identified as “Tamara”, where he confessed to being responsible for the threats and shootings.

“Pablo Acotto, under investigation for drug trafficking, confessed in an interception to being the author. Sara Belén Gutiérrez and Gabriel Ismael Pastore, accomplices, were arrested by the PFA and the Santa Fe Police via the PDI, while they thought they were escape from their home address”, announced Patricia Bullrich, Minister of Security. Pullaro himself expressed himself in the same sense.

Inside the house A 22 caliber Bersa pistol was found with three ammunition of the same caliber, a pendrive, two other cell phones, 13.5 grams of cocaine, a watch and the car key. Furthermore, a Duster truck was seized and the spouses Gabriel Ismael Pastore (27) and Sara Belén Gutiérrez (23), both residents of Rosario, were arrested.

Previously, the authorities had found the gray Renault Megane from which the threat came. The car was abandoned and was found by Santa Fe police around 3 a.m., at 1818 and Espinosa streets, about 15 kilometers from the town where they left the message.