LIMA: Peruvian football club Alianza Lima on Thursday suspended three national team players over a sex assault claim from an Argentine woman.
The team said defenders Carlos Zambrano, 36, and Miguel Trauco, 33, and midfielder Sergio Pena, 30, were dropped from the squad that will face Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in a friendly in Lima Saturday.
They have been suspended indefinitely and will face a disciplinary process, a team statement said.
Buenos Aires police told AFP a 22-year-old woman had reported the three men for an alleged sexual assault that occurred in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo on January 18.
The woman said she was assaulted at a hotel where Alianza was holding a training session.
All three men have played for European clubs and represented Peru in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The team did not go through.
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Peruvian club suspend 3 footballers accused of sexual assault
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Peruvian club suspend 3 footballers accused of sexual assault
- They have been suspended indefinitely and will face a disciplinary process
- A 22-year-old woman had reported the three men for an alleged sexual assault
Pakistan bowl out Netherlands for 147 in T20 World Cup opener
- The Dutch looked to be in a good position at 127-4 with four overs to go
- But Pakistan applied the brakes with the slow men sharing six wickets between them
COLOMBO: Pakistan’s spinners turned the screws to bowl Netherlands out for 147 in the first match of the T20 World Cup at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.
The Dutch looked to be in a good position at 127-4 with four overs to go, but Pakistan applied the brakes with the slow men sharing six wickets between them.
Captain Scott Edwards anchored the innings with a polished 37 off 29 balls, but perished when he tried to take the aerial route against leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed.
Part-time spinner Saim Ayub then struck twice in the 17th over before left-arm quick Salman Mirza’s three-wicket burst dismissed the Dutch with one ball to spare.
Pakistan, who won the toss and chose to bowl, conceded just 20 runs in the final four overs backed up by a razor sharp performance in the field with several outstanding catches in the deep.
Pakistan cannot afford any slip-ups in the group stage after saying they will not play against India on February 15 on government instructions and forfeiting the points in Group A.
Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka in the 20-team tournament co-hosted by Sri Lanka and defending champions India.
The Dutch looked to be in a good position at 127-4 with four overs to go, but Pakistan applied the brakes with the slow men sharing six wickets between them.
Captain Scott Edwards anchored the innings with a polished 37 off 29 balls, but perished when he tried to take the aerial route against leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed.
Part-time spinner Saim Ayub then struck twice in the 17th over before left-arm quick Salman Mirza’s three-wicket burst dismissed the Dutch with one ball to spare.
Pakistan, who won the toss and chose to bowl, conceded just 20 runs in the final four overs backed up by a razor sharp performance in the field with several outstanding catches in the deep.
Pakistan cannot afford any slip-ups in the group stage after saying they will not play against India on February 15 on government instructions and forfeiting the points in Group A.
Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka in the 20-team tournament co-hosted by Sri Lanka and defending champions India.
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