Controversy arises as defense argues Boca Juniors’ Sebastian Villa “is not a violent man” in gender violence trial

One of the arguments presented by the player’s lawyer to prove his innocence generated controversy.

Martín Apolo, defender of the striker, said in court that his client “is not a violent man” and justified it with the following sentence: “He had few expulsions as a player. The violent ones are the players who hit him on the pitch,” he said in a television note.

Scenes from a video that Villa showed as evidence

The lawyer asked for the soccer player’s acquittal and added that his ex-partner’s complaint “is false” and that “there are many pieces of evidence that contradict the complainant Daniela Cortés,” according to the Télam agency.

Why was Villa denounced?

The 26-year-old Colombian was denounced on April 27, 2020 by his then girlfriend, Daniela Cortés, who said she had been beaten by Villawhom he described in court as “abusive, both physically and psychologically.”

The case gained notoriety in April 2020, when Cortés posted photos on Instagram showing what he said were injuries caused by the player.

After that, the young woman filed a complaint in court in the province of Buenos Aires, in which he points out that they both argued and he hit him in the faceaccording to the court brief seen by CNN.