A player refuses a minute of silence for Maradona: “Not for a rapist, pedophile and molester”

While in almost every corner of the world where you can breathe football there is a tribute to the late Diego Armando Maradona, there are some corners where not everyone has wanted to be politically correct.

Like yesterday in Spain, where a footballer refused to give a minute of silence in honor of 10. It is midfielder Paula Dapena (24), a player of Viajes Interrías FF, who played a friendly match against Deportivo de la Coruña on Saturday. , with whom they fell 10-0.

According to the player, when he was already on the pitch he learned of the decision to honor Maradona, immediately deciding that he would not do it. “My colleagues looked at me and laughed, because they knew I would not keep it,” he later said, in statements gathered by AS.

For this she sat on her back in the center of the field while teammates and rivals kept silent for the Argentine star. “A few days ago, on the Day for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence, these gestures were not made and if a minute of silence was not observed for the victims, I am not willing to do it for a molester“, It was justified.

In addition to the tributes paid to Pelusa, many voices on social media have criticized the dark passages of her troubled life. A photo, in which he is supposed to be seen with two minors, was one of the main reasons for criticizing Maradona.

For these reasons, Dapena has decided to go against the tide. “I refused to keep that minute of silence because of a rapist, pedophile and molester who had to sit on the floor and turn his back” commented.

“To be a player you must first be a person and have values ​​beyond the abilities like the ones he had, who we know are spectacular football qualities and talents, ”he concluded.