20th December, 2025
Horrifying moment former international footballer is gunned down
This is the horror moment Ecuador international footballer Mario Pineida is shot dead alongside his companion at a butcher’s where he went to buy meat for a Christmas meal.The 33-year-old, who played for his country nine times between 2014 and 2021, could be seen putting his hands up in the air before one of the two assassins started firing at him from close range.
The other, who had a motorcycle helmet on to cover his face, targeted the woman with Pineida who was initially thought to be his wife Ana Aguilar before it emerged the victim was 39-year-old Peruvian Guisella Fernandez. She has been described locally as his new partner.
The footballer’s mum was also hurt but not seriously.
The double murder occurred around 4pm local time on Wednesday outside a butcher’s in the north of the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil.Pineida, a full-back for Ecuador’s Serie A side Barcelona Sporting Club whose previous teams have included Brazilian top-flight team Fluminense where he played on loan in 2022, drove the two women to the shop to buy a pork shank for a family Christmas meal
