Gonzalo Plata ‘did not hide’ and gave the ‘face to apologize publicly’, highlights the press of Spain

The Spanish press highlights the attitude of the Ecuadorian Gonzalo Plata this Thursday to face the next day of the traffic accident in the center of Valladolid. A impasse that only left material damage and no fatalities. Today, the right winger joined the first squad of his team and trained normally, awaiting confirmation of a sanction from the directive of the Castilla y León community squad.

AS newspaper

Gonzalo Plata, an Ecuadorian player for Real Valladolid, did not hide and the day after causing an accident in the center of the city, around seven in the morning, he wanted to show his face to apologize publicly. Excited and still almost shocked by what had happened, the footballer began by explaining: “The previous night I had a problem, I am very sorry for what just happened to me. I thank God that it could have been much worse, the others involved, the taxi driver and the girl who was going, are fine. I just spoke to the two of them and I apologized, as I do to the fans of Valladolid, to Fran, who was the one who brought me to the team, to the people of my country too, to my family, to my mother, who will be wrong for everything that is happening. I know that there are people who see me as an example and today they are seeing me differently. My friend, the one who was next to me (Vicente Jaime), is fine too. I apologize again and I am very sorry ”.

The footballer recalled how the accident was: “At the moment of impact I did not see the car that was coming. I had no reaction to anything. I couldn’t brake or dodge, and what had to happen happened. God willing this is the first and last time this has happened to me ”.

“It could have been a lot worse. I was scared by my friend who was going next door and after asking people how they were and seeing that they were fine, I was calmer. All the wounded are recovering, “he acknowledged, although he did not want to put hot packs on the fact that he was almost on the street at seven when he had training at eleven:” It has no justification, it was a very bad act on my part. I had to train and I got carried away at night ”. “The two injured are calmer knowing that I came here to show my face,” he said.

Sports world

Gonzalo Plata, Real Valladolid player, said this Thursday that he is “very sorry” for the traffic accident in which he was involved at dawn last Wednesday and for testing positive in the breathalyzer test, while the club gave him ” will sanction economically “, although he considers that” he deserves a second chance in the sporting sphere. “

In a press conference in which the sports director of Real Valladolid, Fran Sánchez, also participated, the Ecuadorian winger gave “thanks to God” that “there was no personal injury”, since both the taxi driver with whom he collided at 06:45 in a drunken state as the passenger are fine.

The friend who was traveling with Plata in the car, the Ecuadorian player Vicente Jaime, a sub-23 from Independiente del Valle and who is on probation at Numancia, but who does not belong to this club, was not injured either. In fact, Independiente del Valle has announced that it will also sanction its player.

Valladolid Day

“I am very sorry for what happened.” Gonzalo Plata has appeared this Thursday at a press conference and has apologized to the club, the fans, his country and the people involved in the traffic accident last morning.

The Ecuadorian, who has repeated that request for forgiveness on several occasions, has indicated that he had spoken with the two injured people who were traveling in a taxi after the accident with their vehicle: “It could have been worse, but those involved are fine.”

“To apologize to the people of Valladolid, to Fran, who brought me here, to the fans, to the people of my country, to my mother,” the footballer reiterated after returning to work with his teammates on the pitch of the Annexes. .

“At the moment of impact I did not see the car coming, as I passed the street I already saw them head-on and I could not stop or avoid them. It happened what had to happen. I am sorry for this. God willing it is the first and the last time ”, has been responding to questions from the media. (D)