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Warrant issued for Chelsea player's arrest over alleged sexual assault in Canada

Lucas Piazon is one of two men wanted in Toronto for an alleged incident involving a 21-year-old woman in July.

Soccer - Capital One Cup - Third Round - Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Stamford Bridge 21-year-old Chelsea forward Lucas Piazon. Adam Davy Adam Davy

CANADIAN POLICE HAVE issued arrest warrants for two Brazilian footballers over the alleged sexual assault of a Toronto woman during the Pan Am Games in July.

The two members of the Brazilian football team โ€” Chelseaโ€™s Lucas Piazon and Andrey Da Silva Ventura of Botafogo โ€” met the 21-year-old victim and another woman at a Toronto nightclub on 25 July and accompanied them to the home of one of the women, where the assault is alleged to have taken place.

โ€œThe victim, once she arrived at home, went to sleep. The men then entered the bedroom and sexually assaulted her,โ€ Toronto police Inspector Joanna Beaven-Desjardins told a press conference.

Lucas Piazon Police from Toronto's Sex Crimes Unit make a statement on Canadian news. CTV News CTV News

Two days later, the two men flew back to Brazil.

Piazon has made a handful of senior appearances for Chelsea but has been loaned out to four clubs in the past three years.

He is currently spending the season at Championship side Reading.

- AFP 2015

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