Dani Alves says he has been subjected to a “parallel trial” and a ‘social condemnation’ The trial begins against the former FC Barcelona footballer, who has been taken to the courtroom outside the usual circuit to avoid the press. Alves is accused of raping the young woman in the bathroom of the Sutton VIP room on December 31, 2022 and faces a request from the Prosecutor's Office for nine years in prison.

The defense, carried out by the lawyers Inés Guardiola and Miraida Puente Wilson, requests the acquittal of Alves arguing there was no rape.