Uruguayan soccer player Mathías Acuña found dead in a hotel

MADRID, 5 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Uruguayan striker Mathías Acuña, 32 years old and a member of the Ecuadorian Mushuc Runa, was found dead on Saturday in a hotel room in the town of Ambato (Ecuador), about 100 kilometers from Quito, with suicide as the main reason. hypothesis of his death.

“Mushuc Runa Sporting Club expresses its feeling of regret at the sensitive death of Mathías Acuña. Those of us who make up the institution extend our condolences to his family and loved ones in the face of this irreparable loss. Peace on his grave,” the club said.

The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) also joined the displays of mourning. “We regret with deep sadness the death of the Uruguayan soccer player Mathías Acuña. Our condolences to his family, teammates and friends,” he said.

Acuña, who developed a large part of his career in Uruguay and who also tried his luck in Europe in Greece -Larissas and PAS Lamia-, ended up at Mushuc Runa in July 2024.

He was under investigation into alleged mistreatment of his ex-partner, which forced him to wear an electronic bracelet for just a month to monitor his location.