Inter Milan player accused of fatally running over elderly man in wheelchair did not train
Josep Martinez, who reportedly ran over an 81-year-old man with his vehicle, killing him instantly, did not attend Inter's training facilities
Spanish goalkeeper Josep Martinez of Inter Milan did not train this Tuesday with the rest of his teammates after allegedly running over an 81-year-old man in an electric wheelchair who died instantly.
The accident happened this Tuesday The morning in Fenegro (Como, northern Italy), the Valencian goalkeeper, who was on his way to Inter Milan's training center, ran over the elderly man. Martinez, 27, tried to help the 81-year-old man, but could do nothing to save his life. Neither could the emergency medical personnel who arrived at the scene of the accident, who could only confirm the man's death. Italian authorities are now investigating whether the man suffered a fainting spell or a heart attack, which could have caused him to step into the road as the goalkeeper was passing by. or if, on the contrary, the accident could have been avoided.
The Nerazzurri team trained to prepare for Wednesday's match against Fiorentina, but Josep Martinez, shaken by what happened, did not train.
Furthermore, he is not expected to be included in the squad for the match against the Viola at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.
For the moment, Inter has opted for silence and has not issued any statement. In fact, he cancelled the press conference scheduled for this Tuesday with Romanian Cristian Chivu, a regular before each match.
'Pepo' Martinez arrived at Inter from Genoa for a fee close to 15 million euros in 2024. His official debut was on December 19, 2024, in the Coppa Italia against Udinese.
He is a product of Barcelona's youth academy and played for Las Palmas and Leipzig, where he made his Champions League debut. From there he went to Genoa, his first adventure in Italy.
This season he has played two consecutive Serie A matches, two victories against Sassuolo and Cagliari.
Last season he played 5 consecutive matches between February and March, one of them against Feyenoord in the Champions League.conceding only 3 goals during that run.
As a Nerazzurri player, he has played 12 official matches and only lost one of them, the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final against Milan (0-3).
His last match was a friendly against Atletico de Madrid played in Libya, which ended in a victory for the Madrid side (2-1).
In 2021, he was also one of the players called up and made his debut with the Spanish national team to play against Lithuania in a friendly prior to Euro 2021, due to the emergency caused by Sergio Busquets' positive COVID-19 test.