The career of soccer player Luciano Cabral had one of the most impressive turns in the world todayand not exactly for something positive, and that is that in June 2018 he was sentenced to 9 and a half years behind bars after being found guilty as a co-author of simple homicide for the death of Joan Villegas, after a street fight that took place. took place in January 2017 in the Mendoza town of General Alvear.
The midfielder had to take a long break from his career due to being in prison and although he was released on parole In October 2022, due to good conduct, the world of football reopened its doors for him and gave him a new opportunity at life and he is just one step away from being able to compete in the upcoming Copa América 2024 in the United States with the national team of Chili.
Gareca trusts Luciano Cabral
The direct coach of ‘La Roja’, Ricardo Gareca, announced the preliminary list of 55 players who must be adjusted to more than half with a view to the aforementioned championship that will be held from June 20 to July 14 and where Chile will first form Group A where it will have to face the most recent champion of the world, Argentina, Peru and Canada. In the extensive list of players there are a good number of midfielders and Cabral’s name stands out above the rest, after having arrived in Coquimbo Kingdom at the beginning of 2023.
According to information from the specialized site Transfermarkt, the former CAI player, Argentino Juniors and Atlético Paranaense from Brazil, has played a total of 46 games with the Pirates in which he has accumulated a total of 7 goals and 5 assists. Cabral played a total of 11 games in the Chilean league that has Aurinegro in third place in the classification table with 21 accumulated points, just 4 away from first place, the University of Chile.
“These are the players that make up the provisional list of La Roja reported to Conmebol by the Technical Body of his coach Ricardo Gareca for the Copa América USA 2024. On Wednesday, June 12, the good faith list of 23 players who will participate in the competition and who come from this provisional list must be presented,” wrote the Chilean team in its social networks.
Can Cabral enter the United States?
There would be an obstacle that would prevent Cabral from being part of the absolute team that will compete in the upcoming Copa América, and according to information dictated by the newspaper El Mercurio, entry into the United States is completely prohibited for people who have been convicted of crimes of a nature carried out by the midfielder. There are permits that make their entry possible and the National Professional Football Association will be working on managing the necessary visas for the summoned players, including Luciano Cabral, but it is emphasized that it could “be rejected.”
The obstacles have been explained by the former director of Migration and current advisor to the ANFP, Álvaro Bellolio, to El Mercurio: “His conviction for murder for almost 10 years and almost 6 years in prison make it difficult to obtain a permit to enter the United States. “The possibility of obtaining a ‘special permit’ exists, but it is a complicated process that would require involving high-level authorities and making arrangements with both the United States Embassy and the State Department.” Likewise, he did not rule it out for the future: “This could allow him to participate in the 2026 World Cup, but for the 2024 Copa América it is a much more complicated challenge.”
Cabral spoke after being released
“You feel fear every day being in prison. When the first years passed in prison I lost hope to be a soccer player again. I clung to God, my family and friends and I began to see the light again so I could return,” said the Chilean player with Argentine roots.
COMPLETE CHILE CALL LIST
Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Betis-ESP), Gabriel Arias (Racing-ARG), Brayan Cortés (Colo Colo), Lawrence Vigouroux (Burnley-GBR) and Vicente Reyes (Norwich City-GBR).
Defenders: Matías Catalán (Talleres de Córdoba-ARG), Paulo Díaz (River Plate-ARG), Mauricio Isla (Independiente-ARG), Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza-BRA), Igor Lichnovsky (América-MEX), Guillermo Maripán (Monaco-FRA ), Gary Medel (Vasco da Gama-BRA), Francisco Sierralta (Watford-GBR), Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse-FRA), Nicolás Díaz (Tijuana-MEX), Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey-MEX), Thomas Galdames (Godoy Cruz- ARG), Enzo Roco (Al Tai-SAU), Eugenio Mena (Catholic University), Óscar Opazo and Erick Wiemberg (Colo Colo), Nicolás Fernández (Audax Italiano).
Frills: Erick Pulgar (Flamengo-BRA), Marcelino Nuñez (Norwich Cit-GBR), Ulises Ortegoza (Talleres de Córdoba-ARG), Rodrigo Echeverría and Williams Alarcón (Huracán-ARG), Claudio Baeza and Jean Meneses (Toluca-MEX), Pablo Galdames (Vasco da Gama-BRA), Víctor Mendez (CSKA-RUS), Arturo Vidal, Esteban Pavez and Vicente Pizarro (Colo Colo), Luciano Cabral (Coquimbo Unidos), Marcelo Díaz and Maximiliano Guerrero (Universidad de Chile), César Pérez (Unión La Calera), Felipe Loyola (Huachipato).
Forwards: Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan-ITA), Eduardo Vargas (Atlético Mineiro-BRA), Diego Valdés (América-MEX), Benjamín Brereton (Sheffield United-GBR), Víctor Dávila (CSKA-RUS), Darío Osorio (Midtjylland- DIN), Diego Valencia (Atromitos-GRE), Diego Rubio (Austin-USA), Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers-USA), Alexander Aravena (Catholic University), Cristián Zavala, Carlos Palacios and Marcos Bolados (Colo Colo), Steffan Pino (Deportes Iquique), Lucas Assadi (University of Chile).
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