The Udinese footballer accused of sexual assault is the French defender Oumar Solet, 25 years old. The Friulian daily newspaper Messaggero Veneto reported this, specifying that his trusted lawyer, Maurizio Conti, did not intend to release statements, to protect all the people involved in the case.

According to a testimony – collected exclusively by Gazzettino – it would, however, have been a consensual relationship : «There were many people in the footballer's house», he noted. «The woman who reported him had already gone out with him in the past. They kissed and went to a room with another couple, without there being any coercion».

There has been no official reaction from the Friulian club yet. There is anticipation for Saturday's press conference, when mister Runjaic will announce the team and tactics for Sunday night's match at Juventus's home, to verify whether the player will be called up. Solet, born in 2000, was signed by Udinese in January but had been in Friuli since October, when he signed a contract as a free agent .

(Online Union)