They found the Uruguayan soccer player Mathías Acuña dead, who had been reported for gender violence

The Uruguayan striker Mathías Acuña32 years old, was found dead this Saturday in a hotel in Ecuador, after having returned to that country to join the preseason of the Mushuc Personwhich currently participates in Serie A. The news was confirmed by the club and also by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).

The attacker, who was recently denounced by gender violence by her ex-partner and was wearing an electronic anklet As a precautionary measure, he took his own life in the accommodation in the city of Ambato, which the institution had made available to several of its footballers, according to his representative, Johan Wilson.

“We regret with deep sadness the death of the Uruguayan soccer player Mathías Acuña. Our condolences to his family, colleagues and friends. RIP,” they wrote from the AUF on their social networks. For its part, the Mushuc Runa issued a statement: “Those of us who make up the institution extend our condolences to his family and loved ones in the face of the irreparable loss. Peace in his grave,” they expressed.

The president of the club, Luis Alfonso Chango, also lamented the death of the forward: “We are dismayeds for this fact and we will give all the necessary support to his family for the corresponding procedures for the repatriation of the body,” he indicated.

Acuña, who arrived in Ecuador in mid-2024 and renewed his contract for another year after his outstanding performances (last season he scored eight goals in 15 games in the First Division tournament), returned to the country last Friday to join the team led by Ever Hugo Almeida.

After learning of the complaint gender violenceo, the former Fénix, Liverpool and Wanderers player from Uruguay expressed himself on social networks. “The judge explains to me that they do it as a precautionary measure, not because they are guilty.”, he clarified last December 23.

He also stated that the electronic anklet gave him “peace of mind” because his ex-partner “will not be able to invent a possible illegal approach” and because it helped him “end this years-long toxic relationship.”