Last August 15th Ezequiel Cirigliano was arrested at the Tres de Febrero Police Station, in the province of Buenos Aires, on the charge of attempted robbery with the use of a firearm, illegal possession of said weapon and invasion. Two months after his arrest, the former midfielder – who was very young at River Plate seemed destined for a great career and then played in verona for a season in 2013/14 – is still stuck and her mother Flavia broke the silence to launch a desperate cry for help through her tears.
Cirigliano, now 30, has long been the pale copy of the player who at 18 was compared to Mascherano. Verona’s farewell – who did not agree with River as to the amount needed to rescue him – marked the beginning of a vertical fall for the player along with the man. In 2015, at age 23, he was arrested for driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Away from River, he continued his career invisibly wearing the shirts of Dallas, Tigre, Atlético Tucuman, then three years in Mexico, one in Chile and finally returning to Argentina last year to play for Godoy Cruz (presence only).
In February of this year ‘El jefecito’ had returned to Italy accepting the offer of an amateur club, Cynthialbalonga Calcio, a militant Lazio club in Serie D.. An equally ringless experience, with just 22 minutes played in just two appearances. The player is long gone, but the worst would come a few months later. In mid-August, he was arrested for breaking into a house with a gun and later firing shots when he disappeared. Police confiscated a 9mm pistol with 11 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber ready to be exploded.
According to people close to him, Cirigliano did not want to commit any crime, let alone stealing or shooting someone: the player would be the victim of serious mental problems for which he was being treated after falling into depression because he no longer played professional football. Photo of him, with bruised face and lost expression, shocked Argentina, now his mother touches hearts deeply with words of excruciating pain: “If he is still in prison, he will die there. I’m desperate, my son is not a criminal, if he had a gun it wasn’t for a criminal act, but to hurt himself… Ezequiel has been suffering from major depression for over 10 years, he is very sad, he would never do that . would hurt someone“.
“He is in contact with me and the lawyers. Matias Almeida (his former coach at River, ed) is the only one who helps him, he put his psychologist who went to see him at the police station – thanked Flavia, who continued in tears – Ezekiel confessed what he intended to do. He wanted to get hurt, he doesn’t want to live anymore. The judges have to decide in five days. I ask the judges to release him to take him to a clinic“. Continuing her candid statement, the mother revealed that”they know he’s not a criminal“, This one “for two months they kept him there and he is destroying himself more and more“, and begged to let him do treatment for that”can get the help she needs and smile again“.
The woman then accused those who arrested her son and is now detaining him: “They beat him up, he still has marks on his face. What they did to him was terrible. They beat him up, sprayed him with pepper spray, nearly broke his wrist, and he’s stuck in a place that seats eight and currently has 18, more than double that. If you look at the videos from that night, he was walking towards my house. They had to arrest him because he had a gun, but it wasn’t for committing a crime. Since the pandemic he has not been able to control his depression“Cirigliano’s mother – who has ensured this since her father’s death.”Ezekiel couldn’t get up anymore“- now asks to rekindle a light of hope in the dark sky of your son’s life.
Source: Fan Page IT
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