Another player on the same Mexican soccer team shot a week later; injury not life threatening

A 2nd player on same Mexican soccer team shot

MEXICO CITY — A teammate of the Paraguayan soccer star who was shot last week in a Mexico City bar has been shot during a robbery attempt.

Officials for the Mexican team Club America said Tuesday that Juan Carlos Silva was in good condition and the gunshot wound to his buttocks was not life threatening. They said the attack took place Monday night in Mexico City in an attempt to steal Silva’s vehicle.

The violence follows the Jan. 25 shooting of Salvador Cabanas. He was shot in the head and is recovering at a Mexico City hospital. He has begun to eat and talk with family members.

Cabanas was to have played for Paraguay at the World Cup this June.