{
  "id": 16979868,
  "title": "Argentine football fan jailed for threats over Di Maria return",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/argentine-football-fan-jailed-for-threats-over-di-maria-return",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T23:47:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/29/argentine-football-fan-jailed-for-threats-over-di-maria-return"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Argentine court sentenced a football fan, Sergio Di Vanni, to seven and a half years in prison on Wednesday for threatening Angel Di Maria in 2024. Di Vanni allegedly ordered acts of intimidation against Di Maria's family in an attempt to prevent the World Cup winner from returning to Argentina to play for his boyhood club, Rosario Central. Di Maria had initially abandoned plans to move back to Argentina for his family's safety, but ultimately changed his mind and returned to play for Rosario Central in 2025. The threats included gunshots fired near Di Maria's property and the dumping of a pig's head with a bullet wound outside an estate agency owned by his sister. Prosecutors stated that the two convicted individuals carried out the threats in exchange for four million pesos. A third suspect remains in pre-trial detention. The intimidation campaign was reportedly linked to an internal power struggle among Newell's ultras. Di Vanni's sentence also covered other offenses related to his involvement in the supporters' group.",
  "summary": "The intimidation campaign was linked to a power struggle among Newell's Old Boys ultras over Angel Di Maria's return to rival club Rosario Central.",
  "key_points": [
    "Argentine court sentences Sergio Di Vanni to 7.5 years for threatening Angel Di Maria",
    "Threats included gunshots and pig's head with bullet wound near Di Maria's property",
    "Intimidation campaign linked to internal power struggle among Newell's ultras"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}