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| San Lorenzo goalkeeper Pablo Migliore arrested in homicide investigation | San Lorenzo goalkeeper Pablo Migliore arrested in homicide investigation |
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| Argentinian police have arrested San Lorenzo football club's goalkeeper on suspicion of aiding and abetting a notorious barra brava (hooligan) wanted for homicide. | |
| Pablo Migliore was detained on Sunday night on the pitch after police sealed off the stadium where only hours before the club had lost 0-1 to Newell's Old Boys. | Pablo Migliore was detained on Sunday night on the pitch after police sealed off the stadium where only hours before the club had lost 0-1 to Newell's Old Boys. |
| Migliore is accused of helping to hide Maximiliano Mazzaro, second in command among the Boca Juniors barras, who allegedly beat Ernesto Cirino, 58, to death in 2011 during a neighbourly dispute. Mazzaro has been on the run for three months and the San Lorenzo captain is suspected of keeping in touch with him throughout that time and helping him abscond. | |
| Migliore spent the night in a police station and is expected to be questioned on Monday. | Migliore spent the night in a police station and is expected to be questioned on Monday. |
| The news came as a shock to the club on the eve of their 105th anniversary and following a period of intense media attention because of Pope Francis's well-known support for the Bajo Flores team. The new pontiff was photographed after the Easter service holding the San Lorenzo T-shirt that now famously bears his face. | |
| The club issued a statement on its website saying it did not have any more information, but it was clear the scandal tainted what had been a spectacular month for the team. | The club issued a statement on its website saying it did not have any more information, but it was clear the scandal tainted what had been a spectacular month for the team. |
| The case is likely to raise questions over the relationship between footballers and violent hardcore groups of supporters. Gustavo Grabia, a sports journalist for Olé who covers hooligan gangs, told news channel C5N that Migliore was known for his affiliation to the Boca barras after he played for the club in 2008, but also due to his brother who was allegedly involved in violent incidents. | |
| The leader of the Boca barras, Mauro Martin, was also arrested this month over the same investigation and is now awaiting trial. Lawyers for the accused men denied their clients had any serious links to the goalkeeper, but Rodrigo Gonzales who is acting for Martin, told C5N on Sunday that the two knew each other by virtue of the game. Migliore has not commented so far about his alleged connection to Mazzaro or his arrest. | The leader of the Boca barras, Mauro Martin, was also arrested this month over the same investigation and is now awaiting trial. Lawyers for the accused men denied their clients had any serious links to the goalkeeper, but Rodrigo Gonzales who is acting for Martin, told C5N on Sunday that the two knew each other by virtue of the game. Migliore has not commented so far about his alleged connection to Mazzaro or his arrest. |