Who is Ezequiel Cirigliano, a former Zacatepec player who was arrested for attempted robbery

Ezequiel Cirigliano came to defend the Zacatepec shirt in the Mexican Expansion League (Photo: Getty Images)
Ezequiel Cirigliano came to defend the Zacatepec shirt in the Mexican Expansion League (Photo: Getty Images)

Ezequiel Ciriglianowho was considered one of the best promises of Argentine football and came to defend the traditional jersey Club Zacatepec of Mexican football, was arrested in the city of Buenos Aires and accused of attempted robbery. Thus, at 30 and after a career that has led him to play in five countries, he could serve a prison sentence in the South American country.

According to police reports, on Monday, August 15, officers attended a call in the city of homemade, a region located in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA). In the place, presumably, some neighbors reported multiple explosions with firearm inside a house, which generated alarm among people.

Who was one of Matías Almeyda’s students with the River Plate He was arrested while he was in one of the rooms in the building. In this sense, the charges he could face are those of illegal possession of firearmsbecause the carabinieri withdrew a 9 mm Browning pistol from him without having verified his permission to carry it, as well as that of violation of domicile.

Cirigliano also had a move into Italian football with Hellas Verona (Photo: Gettyimages)
Cirigliano also had a move into Italian football with Hellas Verona (Photo: Gettyimages)

It is not the first time that the former Millionaire player has faced problems with the judicial authorities. In the year 2015 he was arrested later driving under the influence of alcohol on the streets of his native land, although on that occasion he managed to avoid the accusations and continue his career as a professional footballer.

Five years before the embarrassing episode he was involved in, and after trying his luck to shine in Argentina, Italy and the United States, the Buenos Aires native ended up in the Liga de Ascenso of the Futbol Mexicano. The campus also known as Sugar cane opened the doors of the state of Morelos to acclimatize and attract the attention of some teams of the maximum circuit 2017.

Despite the fact that his background in European and South American football placed him as one of the stars of Zacatepec’s team, he failed to realize his aspirations. Through three campaigns could not transcend with the team, while in his personal statistics he has accumulated 75 games played between league and cup, despite never having managed to score a goal. Thanks to the fact that his role was mostly defensive, he was rewarded 11 yellow cards and three red cards.

At the time of his arrest, the footballer compared to Xavi Hernández was wearing a PSG Ligue One shirt (Photo: Twitter / @ golazoargentino)
At the time of his arrest, the footballer compared to Xavi Hernández was wearing a PSG Ligue One shirt (Photo: Twitter / @ golazoargentino)

With the elimination of promotions and relegations in Liga MX, Cirigliano’s time in the national team is over. In the summer of 2020, the search for his new club begins and he returns to the south of the continent to play with San Luis de Quillota, of the Chilean second division. Since then his pace began to be more irregular and he was part of Godoy Cruz, Argentina, as well as the Cynthialbalonga Calcio of the Italian fourth division, his last team registered on the site. Transfermarkt.

Ezequiel Cirigliano He knew the rigor of professional football at just 18 at River Plate. After playing a season with the Argentines, he emigrated Hellas Verona from Serie A in Italy, although his tenure could not extend beyond his first long tournament. On his return to Argentina he joined River and, after a year, emigrated to MLS with FC Dallas. Other teams he defended were Tigre and Atlético Tucumán.

His talent led him to be considered the Argentine Xavi Hernández by Leonardo Ponzio. As a national team he became South American runner-up in 2009 with the U-17, although two years later he won the silver medal at the Pan American Games organized in Mexico.

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