The coach of Real Avila, Marc Garcia Puigwas at the center of the controversy surrounding the alleged assault to the club’s press officer Coruxowho uses a wheelchair, during the press conference after the match of the second division of Spanish football.
A fragment of the apparent episode that went viral on X, shows a heated discussion between Puig and the alleged victim – identified as José – before the result that led to the complaint.
After the end of the meeting that ended 1 to 1the Real Ávila coach began answering questions from journalists. There he contacted José, with whom he exchanged opinions.
“From my point of view“, Coruxo’s press officer is heard saying, before being interrupted by Puig: “We will not prolong this debate any further. The tactician is of no use if you can’t even move“.
“You can have your opinion and I can have mine. But you are a journalist and I am a trainer, friend. That’s the difference, man. OK? Thanks“, concludes Puig and gets up to leave the place. However, he remained in the room.
From there, the record becomes confusing. An incomprehensible exchange is heard for a few seconds. As the audio quality improves, José questions the trainer’s approach: “They withdrew“. Puig replies: “But of course we withdraw, subnormally“.
The dialogue continues to escalate until the coach tells the journalist to “go home” and he replies: “Go fuck yourselfThe coach replies the same and asks him not to insult him.
A loud bang can be heard in the video and José screams loudly. The screams continue until the end of the recording, where another person can be heard saying: “Do you see it? fell to the ground“.
After the episode aired, both Real Avila as Coruxo They issued official statements expressing opposing views on the events. The club from Castilla y León categorically rejected any attack.
“The club firmly rejects these allegations as they are completely false and have no basis. In addition, several witnesses present on site confirmed that the situation described never occurred and thus categorically deny the statements made.“, they claimed.
“Our coach is an exemplary professional with an impeccable career on and off the pitch. Given the seriousness of these demonstrations and with the aim of defending his honor and reputation, the coach, accompanied by the management of Real Ávila CF, will… Complaint for defamation As soon as the team returns to Ávila, we will go to the police station to take legal action,” they added.
The club concluded: “Real Ávila CF always stands for respect, sportsmanship and truth and will take strong action against any attempt to defame its professionals.“.
Out of CoruxoInstead, they said: “The club strongly condemns the alleged physical attack on our manager in the area designated for the press conference“.
And they concluded: “Violence has no place in our institution or in sport. The relevant authorities are conducting appropriate investigations to determine the extent of the events. Coruxo FC would like to express all its support and affection to José and his family“.
According to Spanish media, the alleged victim was transferred there Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital for a medical examination. He would have gotten his chair kickedwhat caused his fall, which has not yet been confirmed.
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