He accidentally scored against his own team. The cartel shot him six times for it.
A beloved Colombian soccer player makes an own goal at the World Cup. Ten days later the drug cartel murders him in a parking lot.
Andres was Colombia's golden boy.
Humble. Calm. Never talked trash.
In 1993, his team destroyed Argentina 5 to 0.
Colombia was going to the World Cup.
The entire country erupted.
But so did the drug cartels.
They bet millions on Colombia to win.
The players weren't just playing for pride anymore.
They were playing for their lives.
At the team hotel in California, someone hacked the TVs.
The welcome screen now showed a threat.
Play the wrong lineup and everyone dies.
The first game: Colombia lost 3 to 1.
The cartel lost millions.
One more loss and they'd be eliminated.
The next game: Colombia vs. USA.
90,000 fans. An entire country watching.
Twenty minutes in, Andres tried to block a pass.
The ball deflected off his foot.
Past his own goalie.
Into his own net. An own goal. And every cartel boss in Colombia screamed at the screen.