The death of the world champion of Jiu Jitsu, Leandro Lo, 33 years old, is featured in the main newspapers in Italy, this Monday (8).
Leandro Lo was shot in the head during a party in the early hours of this Sunday (7) in São Paulo.
“Brazil in shock: martial arts legend Leandro Lo killed in a club,” reads the headline Corriere della Sera. “A bullet to the head after a fight in a club and the fighter Leandro Lo was gone forever. A tragic end for the Brazilian martial arts legend”, says the newspaper.
Already The messenger highlighted that “he was one of the most successful athletes of all time in his sport, having won the World Championship eight times”.
O The newspaper recalled that Leandro Lo “should participate in a tournament scheduled in the United States, next weekend”.
A La Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy's main sports newspaper, also reported the fighter's death: “Club dispute: Leandro Lo, 8-time world jiu-jitsu champion, killed in São Paulo”.
The athlete was watching a pagoda show by the group Pixote, at Clube Sírio, in Indianópolis, south of São Paulo, when he became involved in an argument.
According to the portal G1, he ended up immobilizing the man he was arguing with. As he walked away, the attacker pulled out a gun and shot at the man. athlete.
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