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Barcelona’s Mapi Leon allegedly asked Espanyol’s Daniela Caracas if she had a penis.
Barcelona’s Mapi Leon and Espanol’s Daniela Caracas (X)
Spanish side Espanyol on Monday accused Barcelona’s Mapi Leon of “violating the privacy” of their centre-back Daniela Caracas during a weekend women’s league match, calling the gesture “unacceptable”.
Clips of the incident on social media appeared to show the 29-year-old defender grabbing Caracas’ crotch during Sunday’s Liga F match and asking her opponent — according to a Spanish media transcriptions of the exchange — if she has a penis.
“Espanyol wish to express our total dissatisfaction and condemnation of the events which took place on Sunday,” the club said in a statement.
“This is an action that we consider unacceptable and that should not go unnoticed.
“Although at the time Caracas was unable to react due to the shock of the situation, later, as she came to terms with what had happened, she became aware of the seriousness of the gesture, but chose not to react angrily in order to avoid disciplinary action and damaging the team.”
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Espanyol said it had offered the 27-year-old Colombian international the use of the club’s legal team in case she wishes to take any action against Leon.
Leon denied the allegations, saying in a statement released by Barcelona that “there was no invasion of an intimate area, let alone any intention to do so”.
“At no time did I violate or intend to violate the privacy of my colleague Daniela Caracas. On the images, you can see that it was an action in which she intentionally hit me and I touched her leg and said ‘what’s going on with you?’,”she added.
Leon said the “controversy” over the incident aimed to “damage” her image, adding she reserved “the right to take legal action against anyone who tries to take advantage of this situation that arose during the match to harm me and defame me on the basis of unfounded evidence.”
The game was goalless at the time of the clash between the two players, with league leaders Barcelona, the reigning Spanish and European champions, going on to win 2-0.
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