Why did Federico Valverde hit a rival in the face, and what will be his sanction?

What happened in the car park after Real Madrid's 3-2 defeat against Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu was reprehensible. Much was said about whether the Submarine player, Álex Baena, would denounce Federico Valverde for the punch he put in his face, hurting his cheekbone last Saturday.

Finally, this Monday the Villarreal footballer Álex Baena filed a formal complaint against the Uruguayan Real Madrid player, Federico Valverde, due to the alleged aggression he suffered from him, the Castellón club reported. The Merengue player is exposed to a harsh sanction if his guilt is determined.

As reported to the EFE agency by sources from the white club, the origin of the attack comes from Baena's verbal inconsideration, in which he referred to a son of Fede Valverde after his wife's pregnancy problems. From the heart of the Uruguayan soccer player they remain firm and allude to the sayings of Baena.

After the Police arrived at the scene of the incident to take part shortly after the incident occurred, over the weekend the footballer decided to file a complaint against the attacker with the National Police. In his statement, Villarreal showed their rejection of any act of violence and firmly believed in their player's version.

Villarreal's defense against Valverde's side

In turn, from the Yellow Submarine facilities they confirmed that they were not going to denounce Real Madrid and pointed out that Baena "is affected both by the physical aggression and by what is said about the alleged reason for the verbal aggression", of which he affirmed that It is false."Baena was unaware of Valverde's family situation and would never mess with something like that with another footballer," the club added.