His error from the spot against Chile marked the elimination of the cafeteros from the America's Cup. From that day the defender and his family live in fear

THE FEAR OF WIFE AND DAD - His "fault" is that of having missed the decisive penalty in the quarter-finals of America's Cup against Chile last Friday which cost the elimination of Colombia. And after that error, defender, William Tesillo, was threatened with death every day, continuously.

The 29-year-old Santa Fè player confirmed this: "Yes, they want me dead. On social media they wrote me everything," he said. The wife does not hide it: "I am afraid. They have threatened me and our children too. I could spend the whole day publishing all the intimidations they wrote to us". Even the soccer player's father said he was quite frightened, arguing that "regarding the threats received from my son, we can only pray."

THE PREVIOUS CHILLING ONE - Tesillo's story is reminiscent of Andres Escobar, the Colombian player who was assassinated in Colombia after his own goal at the US 1994 against the United States. A chilling precedent but hopefully, another will not follow.