They said he would be Jiménez's replacement at El Tri, now he's going to prison

One of the most regrettable cases in the recent history of Mexican soccer is what happened to the player who promised to be the great El Tri's striker. In his best moment, he looked to be the reference in attack for the next few years in Mexican soccer. Unfortunately, fate put him in an extremely complicated position.

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According to El Universal Deportes, the player could face a prison sentence, even life imprisonment. The cited source assures that this new situation is due to the new appeal filed by the family of the person affected in the incident involving the soccer player.

In this way, the player Joao Maleck, went from being the great promise of Mexico to wandering in different teams of Liga Expansion and at his young age could even end up in prison. An extremely difficult scenario and, with the different accusations, it is complicated for the player to get out of this intact. There is talk of up to 24 years in prison under the new request of the Mexican family.

Why did Joao Maleck end up in prison?

The real reason why the sportsman, also of Cameroonian nationality, was involved in a traffic accident. According to the various investigations, it turns out that he was under the influence of alcohol, which led to his arrest and prosecution. Several people lost their lives in the accident.

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