Soccer-Argentina's Di Maria threatened by drug gangs in hometown, news site says


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Play-Off - First Leg - Benfica v Toulouse - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - February 15, 2024 Benfica's Angel Di Maria celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/FILE PHOTO

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina forward Angel Di Maria received a threat at his family home on the outskirts of Rosario early Monday morning, local media reported, amid a wave of drug-related violence in the city where Lionel Messi also hails from.

The message comes a week after Di Maria, currently playing for Portuguese champions Benfica, said he would like to end his career at his boyhood club Rosario Central.

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