Andres Pollero, a 42-year-old former Uruguayan referee, who announced his retirement at the end of 2019, was killed on Sunday night in Montevideo. Pollero was shot in the chest when he resisted the theft of his car at the intersection of the Pedro Boggiani and Ignacio Rivas arteries, in the Sayago neighborhood of the Uruguayan capital, according to what was reported by Montevideo Portal.
The news was confirmed by the president of the Uruguayan Football Association, Ignacio Alonso, who regretted the fact. "Indignation and tremendous pain invade us in the face of the brutal murder of Andres Pollero, a member of our AUF referee community," he wrote on Twitter. Alonso sent condolences and solidarity to his families and colleagues. "The soccer family is in mourning," he closed. In addition to his activity as a referee, Pollero worked in communications, which he liked as much as refereeing, so he offered much of his time to teach and spread the rules in the Uruguayan media. According to police sources, Pollero was shot when he resisted the theft of his car, which was then taken by the criminals.
