Uruguay, footballer commits suicide: championship suspended

Uruguayan football is in shock, the league stops due to the suicide of Williams Martinez. The 38-year-old defender of Villa Teresa, a second division club, took his own life in the night between Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July. Martinez was found lifeless in his apartment and the local media explain that at the basis of the gesture there could be personal problems or the difficult professional moment of Martinez, forced to stay away from the field for a few weeks after contracting Covid. Following the defender’s death, the Governing Council of the Uruguayan Football Federation has decided to postpone the matches scheduled for the 11th day of the Opening Tournament to a later date. “The races – explains a note – will be rescheduled shortly”.