The station quoted Serbian police co-minister Stevan Nikcevic as saying the body was found near the junction of the Sava and Danube rivers in Belgrade.
With first-choice penalty takers Adrian Mutu and Stevan Jovetic both injured, Vargas took responsibility to score his first goal of the season at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, placing his penalty into the top left-hand corner of the goal.