Real Madrid midfielder Federcico Valverde ‘punched Alex Baena’ after a 3-2 loss to Villareal on Saturday night.
Reports in ESPN suggest the Uruguay international confronted Baena in the Bernabeu car park after the game following alleged comments made by the 21-year-old about Valverde’s family earlier this year.
The outlet suggests Baena said to Valverde ‘cry, because your child won’t be born’ in a previous Copa del Rey game, after the Madrid star’s partner believed she had lost a child during pregnancy. Further tests revealed the baby was healthy.
The Uruguay international has confirmed to Marca his ‘aggression’ did take place, and said he was reacting to new comments of a similar nature made during Saturday’s game, although Baena denies this.
The Villareal man tweeted after the game: ‘Very happy with the impressive victory for the team on a stage like the Santiago Bernabeu, but at the same time very sad about the aggression I suffered after the match.
Source: Soccanews.com