Uruguayan striker Diego García of Peñarol convicted of rape in Argentina | OneFootball

The Argentine judiciary sentenced Uruguayan football player Diego García, who plays for Peñarol, to six years and eight months in prison on Tuesday for the rape of a woman in 2021, when he was playing for Estudiantes de La Plata, according to local media.

García was arrested after the verdict was read, but will remain under house arrest in the city of La Plata until the end of the process, according to the news site Infobae. The player fainted during the reading of the sentence and required medical attention.

The 28-year-old forward was convicted of raping a hockey player in 2021, when he was playing for the Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata. García, who played more than 40 matches this season, was a starter on Sunday in the Uruguayan championship classic against Nacional.

The president of Peñarol, Ignacio Ruglio, had stated last week that he would terminate the player's contract if he were convicted.

After leaving Estudiantes in 2022, García played for Emelec in Ecuador and Liverpool in Uruguay before transferring to Peñarol.

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