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Argentine footballer Mauro Icardi appeared before prosecutors in Buenos Aires province on Thursday, as part of an investigation into alleged injuries to his 11-year-old daughter following a complaint filed by his ex-wife, media personality Wanda Nara.
Icardi gave his statement to Prosecutor Julio Petrucci at the Gender Violence Prosecutor's Office in General Pacheco, in the Tigre district, accompanied by his legal team. He spent more than an hour at the office before leaving without speaking to reporters.
Following the hearing, Icardi's lawyer, Francisco Oneto, said the footballer had denied physically assaulting his daughter and submitted evidence, including video recordings, to support his account.
According to Oneto, the incident involved an argument after Icardi refused his daughter's request to meet with friends.
The lawyer also disputed the injury allegations, maintaining that an emergency medical report had not established any injuries and that a reported knee injury was pre-existing.
The investigation was launched after an incident at Icardi's residence in Nordelta, near Buenos Aires, on Nov. 6, when an emergency call prompted police intervention and Nara subsequently filed a complaint.
Police searched the residence on Nov. 8 and seized electronic devices and other items, according to local media reports.
A court also imposed a 45-day restraining order preventing Icardi from approaching or contacting his daughter, while allowing him to remain out of detention as the investigation proceeds.
The case remains under investigation, and no final judicial ruling has been issued.
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