BUENOS AIRES: Argentina ahead Angel Di Maria acquired a risk at his household dwelling on the outskirts of Rosario, home media stated, amid an intense wave of drug-related violence in the central metropolis from which Lionel Messi additionally hails.
Yesterday’s message, following an analogous risk final yr to Argentine captain Messi, got here every week after Di Maria, now taking part in for Portuguese champions Benfica, stated he want to finish his profession at his boyhood membership, Rosario Central.
“Tell your son Angel to not come again to Rosario as a result of we are going to kill a member of the family,” the message learn, in keeping with the information portal Infobae, which cited police sources.
“Not even Pullaro goes to save lots of you,” it added, referring to the provincial governor, Maximiliano Pullaro. “We don’t depart paper notes. We depart bullets and useless individuals behind.”
Media stated the motivation for the threats stays unclear, nevertheless, with police unable to discard any potential strains of investigation.
Police didn’t instantly reply to a eNM e-mail looking for remark.
A automobile left an indication carrying the message addressed to the Di Maria household in entrance of the non-public neighborhood the place the 36-year-old often stays, media stated.
Di Maria will begin in in the present day’s pleasant sport in opposition to Costa Rica, Argentina supervisor Lionel Scaloni informed reporters later yesterday.
“Di Maria is aware of that he has our full assist for no matter he wants. The necessary factor is that he performs, that may calm down him slightly.”
Rosario, one of many world’s largest agro-port hubs, is awash in violence as drug-trafficking teams have been lured by its enchantment, consultants say, as an outlet for unlawful medication to be despatched different international locations.
Last yr’s risk to Messi adopted an assault by unidentified gunmen on a grocery store owned by the household of his spouse, Antonela Roccuzzo.
Last week, the Argentine authorities stated it will ship a invoice to Congress to permit the armed forces to intervene in inside safety operations to battle drug trafficking and crime in Rosario.
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