Raúl Asencio, a 23-year-old defender for Real Madrid, was convicted for drunk driving in Spain. According to the newspaper AS, the player was stopped at a breathalyzer checkpoint on the GC-1 highway, at kilometer 37.5, at 6:30 AM (Madrid time) on August 16, while driving his Porsche Macan GTS in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, in the south of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands.
The player tested positive on both breathalyzer tests performed, with results of 0.90 mg/l on the first and 0.88 mg/l on the second. After the conclusion of the necessary procedures, his companion took control of the vehicle and they were allowed to continue their journey.
Asencio confessed the facts during the summary trial and was sentenced to pay a fine of 14,400 euros (approximately 85,000 reais at the current exchange rate), in addition to having his driver's license suspended for eight months. The case involved a traffic violation committed while he was at the peak of his career at Real Madrid.
In addition to the drunk driving case, the defender will also face another trial in Las Palmas, according to the newspaper AS, although the details of this additional proceeding were not specified in the article.
