Bryan Angulo, former champion with Cruz Azul, was shot in Ecuador
Bryan Angulo, Ecuadorian player who was champion with Cruz Azul in the Clausura 2021, was shot in his country and they are investigating whether it was an assault or an attack
Bryan Angulo, champion with Cruz Azul, was shot this Thursday in the town of Porto Viejo, Ecuador, when he was going to train, he suffered the impact of a projectile in one of his legs, after a group of players were attacked by two men on a motorcycle.
Angulo, who was part of the cement workers' champion team in the 2021 Clausura tournament, works for the Portoviejo League, where he was the victim of this attack near the Real Tamarindos stadium, when an armed man arrived with a group of soccer players and without warning opened fire on them, hitting the former Cruz Azul player in the leg.
The first reports from the authorities establish that Angulo was hit by a bullet in the leg, but it was announced that he was out of danger, while the authorities opened two lines of investigation to determine in the next few hours whether it was an attack or a robbery that went wrong for the criminals.
Two alleged culprits arrested
For now, the National Police of Ecuador announced that two suspects of having participated in the attack against Bryan Angulo were arrested and are being investigated to find out if they are involved in the attack against the former player Cruz Azul, for which they are being investigated for attempted murder.
Meanwhile, the LDU Portoviejo club, amid the confusion generated by this attack, issued a press release where it announced that they were the subject of a series of threats on the eve of the duel against the Buhos ULVR, for which they have implemented together with the authorities coordination lines to reinforce the security of those involved in this match that has attracted attention.
Angulo's career at Cruz Azul
Bryan Angulo had two stages at Cruz Azul between 2019 and 2002, where he played 58 games, scored 12 goals and two assists, but the most important thing about his presence in the Machine is that he was part of the team that broke the 24-year drought without titles for the cement workers in the Liga MX,Although he didn't see any action in the matches against Santos Laguna,he did his part throughout the tournament.
The Ecuadorian forward, in addition to playing for Cruz Azul, was part of Emelec of Ecuador, as well as Xolos Tijuana, Santos of Brazil, and was called up to his country's national team five times.