The gunman, who was himself killed in a drug-related shootout in 2004, asked Asprilla for permission to kill Chilavert but the Colombian refused. Former Colombia striker Faustino Asprilla has said he had to convince a hitman not to kill Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert after the two clashed in a World Cup qualifying match in 1997. The gunman, who was himself killed in a drug-related shootout in 2004, asked Asprilla for permission to kill Chilavert but the Colombian refused. Asprilla says hitman wanted to kill Paraguay's Chilavert https://t.co/1LUeizHyYh pic.twitter.com/tiYHOfdVh0 — CNA (@ChannelNewsAsia) November 13, 2019"What? "You’ll destroy Colombian football, you can’t do that.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 13, 2019 12:38 UTC