MEXICO CITY — A teammate of the Paraguayan soccer star who was shot last week in a Mexico City bar was shot during a robbery attempt.
Officials for the Mexican team Club America said Tuesday that Juan Carlos Silva was in good condition and the single gunshot wound to his buttocks was not life threatening. They said the attack on the 21-year-old midfielder took place Monday night in Mexico City in a failed attempt to steal his vehicle.
The violence follows the Jan. 25 shooting of Salvador Cabanas, who was shot in the head and is recovering at a Mexico City hospital. The two attacks appear unrelated.
Cabanas has begun to eat and talk with family members. Doctors have been surprised by his progress from a head wound that is usually fatal.
The attack on Cabanas took place just before dawn in a bar bathroom and appears to have grown out of an argument between the player and the main suspect, Jose Jorge Balderas Garza. He remains at large.
The Mexico City attorney general’s office said Cabanas was not yet in condition to answer questions about the shooting.
Armed robbery is not uncommon in Mexico City, although gun-related crime is much more common in other places in Mexico. The country has strict gun laws, which make it illegal to carry a weapon without a permit.
Cabanas has played in Mexico since 2003. He was expected to lead Paraguay at the World Cup in South Africa, which opens June. 11.
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