Nicolás Schiappacasse, Peñarol player, was arrested by the police when he was going to watch the Uruguayan classic with a gun

The former player of Atletico Madrid B, from Spain, the Uruguayan Nicolas Schiappacasse was arrested by the police for carrying a weapon on his way to the match between Penarol Y National.

The vehicle in which he was traveling was stopped in a routine control, but the nervous and suspicious attitude of the soccer player, according to Uruguayan media reports, led to the seizure of a 9-millimeter pistol and eight ammunition, published the Spanish newspaper Mark.

The player, whose pass belongs to the Sassuolo club, from Italy, and plays on loan at Peñarol, would have declared to the police that the weapon was a delivery that he had to make to someone inside the stadium. The police control, carried out precisely to avoid incidents between rival fans in the match, served to intercept the weapon and arrest the footballer. The four occupants of the vehicle are detained and a drug pill was also found.

The Uruguayan striker, who suffered an injury and was not going to be able to play that match, declared that the weapon was “a delivery for the fans, to enter the stadium, but he did not know who he should give it to” as the cameras of Telemundo.

Schiappacasse arrived at Atlético in 2016, played in their academy and did not make his debut with the first team. In 2020, after several assignments, left for Italy to wear the colors of Sassuolo, who gave it to Peñarol.

testified before the prosecutor

For its part, daily The country, from Uruguay, explained that the player He arrived around noon to testify before the Maldonado prosecutor Carolina Dean.

Prosecution sources indicated to The country that this Friday the formalization hearing will take place.

Before your arrival, The driver of the vehicle in which they were traveling came to testify, A 22-year-old with a criminal record. Also one of the two young women aged 22 and 18 who were also accompanying.

Prosecution sources indicated to The country that the player tried to discard the weapon when he saw the Police. “If things are as described, we know that the player will not return to Peñarol and we will not hesitate for a second because it is also time to lower that type of message. Today I can’t assure you anything until I know what happened. We have to understand well how the events took place”, declared the president of Peñarol, Ignacio Ruglio. (D)