Pepelucaptain of Valencia and recently called up by the Spanish team, He was very hard on his teammate Rafa Mir after the scandal that surrounded him in recent days. The striker was arrested by the Civil Guard and held in a cell for two days, accused of alleged sexual attacker of two young people at his home.
“I think this is a question you are already informed about. Yesterday Rafa gave us his explanations. “He believes in his innocence, but it is a legal process and as the club has said, we are sticking to it.”said the Spanish international.
The former Levante player did not hide the disappointment he feels with Rafa Mir’s behavior.Each one is older and already knows the responsibility of playing for Valencia. We are not in a situation for this kind of thing. The coach has said it clearly, as has the club. It is an interesting and quite important question. I think he is already aware that he did things very badly. It is already a club story.”he said.
On the other hand, Pepelu believes that the whole affair has caused a media noise that has harmed a Valencia team that is last in the standings. “What he did is disrespectful. There is a lot of media noise. We have to focus on the sport and move forward.”the player settled in after entering Luis de la Fuente’s plans.
Statement by Rafa Mir
“After a period of reflection, I want my innocence to be clear, reiterating the content of the statement issued by my lawyer Jaime Campaner. As soon as he was able to get to work on an equal footing with the accusations, the case took an important turn that shows how unfounded the complaint is,” begins the footballer’s official statement. Valence. “I have full confidence in the Administration of Justice of this country, with which I have collaborated from the first minute. to clarify the facts,” he added.
Valencia takes measures
Monday, Valencia announced that it had decided to impose an exemplary sanction with two matches in the stands, a financial finein addition to the fact that Rafa Mir will be separated from the rest of his teammates in the coming days. In this way, the Spanish striker will train, but he will do it alone, waiting for coach Rubén Baraja to decide to reintegrate him into the group.
