2024-05-08 03:01:00
Estudiantes footballer Copa Libertadores“>Tiago Palacios was released this Tuesday with restrictive measures after being detained for causing an accident when he was in drunk and would travel “if possible” with the team to Bolivia -this Thursday at 9 p.m. against The Strongest in La Paz, for the Copa Libertadores-, as estimated DT Eduardo Domínguez, who came out to bench him.
The Argentine midfielder nationalized Uruguayan, 23 years old, had just become champion with the La Plata club in Santiago del Estero and twelve hours later, already in Buenos Aires, he crashed his truck into a pump at a service station on the Illia Highway, injuring an employee who had to be taken to a hospital.
Like Palaces tested positive in the alcohol test -1.84 gr/l of blood alcohol- The City’s East Flagrant Unit charged him with minor negligent injuries: for driving the vehicle while intoxicated and failing to comply with legal obligations in the case of traffic accidents, since prior to the incident at the service station, he crashed another car and was He fled, according to official sources.
After spend Monday night detained, The footballer refused to testify.
This Tuesday he was released with restrictive measures: the Prosecutor’s Office ordered the provisional disqualification from driving for a period of one yearmaking it clear that the Public Prosecutor’s Office reserves the possibility of requesting the Court in power to extend said period, in the event that the oral and public trial hearing is not held during that period.
In addition, you must attend all court summonses, establish residence and have prohibition on leaving the country without prior notice and authorization from the Prosecutor’s Office or the acting Court.
As to the service station supervisor was discharged with multiple traumas, but is out of danger.
Domínguez’s bench
“He had the courage to ask for forgiveness. We know him and he knows he was wrong. He has to come, be with us and do what he likes best,” Domínguez expressed in conference press about what happened.
“Tiago knows he was wrong, You have to apologize and join the group as soon as possible. He is a boy and he can make mistakes, we all make mistakes. When we all want to set an example, first I tell them to look inside,” the coach concluded.
Palacios started in the final against Vélez on Sunday for the League Cup. The playmaker was bought by Estudiantes from the Uruguayan Montevideo City Torque -belongs to the business group that also owns Manchester Celeste- for almost three million dollars at the beginning of the year after standing out on his loan from Platense (27 games, one goal). In Pincha he has 16 games and four goals.