Argentina international Leandro Paredes confessed thinking ‘I was going to die’ when him and Juan Iturbe were involved in a car accident during their time at Roma.
The South American duo were returning from a concert with their wives when they decided to run a red light and the Paris Saint-Germain player reveals ‘only chance’ saved him and his wife from ‘tragedy’.
Argentina international Leandro Paredes confessed thinking ‘I was going to die’ when him and Juan Iturbe were involved in a car accident during their time at Roma.
The South American duo were returning from a concert with their wives when they decided to run a red light and the Paris Saint-Germain player reveals ‘only chance’ saved him and his wife from ‘tragedy’.
“I thought about dying, just by chance it didn’t become a tragedy,” Paredes told TyC Sports. “Me, Iturbe and [Diego] Perotti had brought our wives to a concert in Ozuna, each with their own car.
“We were going home, it was late and there was no one in the street. At a red light we decided to pass, as the road was deserted, but just when I was about to cross, I see a car passing and coming towards me.
“I tried to brake; I threw myself all the way to the right but behind me I had Iturbe in his SUV. I had a small car, at that moment I though it would crush me.
“I thought I was going to die. In an attempt to dodge Iturbe, I ended up on two wheels! My wife was in rage when she got out, she told us we were crazy. By chance, it didn’t turn out to be a tragic accident."