Despite the fact that this Tuesday, March 28th, the friendly match between Peru and Morocco, which has been talked about in the last few hours around the Peruvian team, is the fight that took place with the Spanish police in front of the concentration hotel. As a result of this brawl, the goalkeeper and captain of the Bicolor, Pedro Gallese, was arrested and taken to the police station, where he remained for more than five hours.
The Orlando City goalkeeper was released around 5:00 a.m. (Spanish time) and had the support of members of the Peruvian Football Federation as well as the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After what happened, the Government delegates in Madrid and future director of the Guardia Civil, Mercedes González, He stepped forward and explained why Pedro Gallese had to be arrested.
“There was an attack on a riot police officer (punch in the eye) by Pedro Gallese of the Peru team, which led to an arrest,” the Spanish authority said.
Pedro Gallese condemned the police aggression
Amid the excitement surrounding the brawl, the “Octopus” appeared unnerved by the confrontation with the police authorities. “We want to greet people and they start hitting us,” he told América TV.