The Colombian player Luis Díaz returned to Liverpool after spending difficult weeks at the family level. The midfielder scored the equalizing goal against Luton at the end and in the celebration He showed a t-shirt with a message that moved the entire stadium: “Freedom for dad”he asked. Luis Manuel Díaz, his father, was kidnapped on October 28 by the National Liberation Army.
On his Twitter account, the footballer released a statement where he expressed: “Today the soccer player is not speaking to you, today Lucho Díaz, the son of Luis Manuel Díaz, is speaking to you. Mane my dad, he is a tireless worker, our pillar in the family and he is kidnapped.”
“I ask the ELN for the prompt release of my fatherand I request international organizations to intercede for his freedom. Every second, every minute our anguish grows“My mother, my brothers and I are desperate, distressed and without words to describe what we are feeling,” he added.
Key draw for Liverpool in a difficult family moment for Díaz
The Colombian’s goal allowed Liverpool to remain in third position in the table, the same as Arsenal and three points behind the leader, Manchester City. Díaz, entered the game in the 84th minuteIn his first minutes of play since the kidnapping, he equalized with a header (90+5), avoiding what would have been a second defeat for Liverpool this season.
At the end of the match He received emotional hugs from his coach and his teammates.
“It says a lot about his character, his strength, not many people can imagine what is happening. We support him, we feel his pain, although on another level. Football can sometimes bring joy in dark moments. It has given ‘Lucho’ a bit of joy at this moment,” explained Alisson Becker.
“Football always surprises in the right way. It happened with me, when I went through a difficult time: You are on the field and focused on doing the job,” he said, referring to the death of his father in a swimming accident in 2021.
“He fought, he came back, he trained, he came to the field and scored a fantastic goal for us. We are with him,” concluded the Brazilian.
Shock in Colombia: Luis Díaz’s father remains kidnapped
Díaz’s parents were kidnapped in Canyonshis hometown in northern Colombia, near the border with Venezuela, by armed men on motorcycles. The mother of the Colombian striker She was rescued hours after the kidnapping last weekend, but his father is still captured.
The Colombian government assured on Friday that He would soon be released by his captors.members of the guerrilla National Liberation Army (ELN), with which the government maintains peace dialogues.
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp noted that the goal was “a wonderful moment” but that “doesn’t change the situation at all.”
“The important thing is that his father is released. It’s wonderful because he wanted to be here. “For us it’s very important and for him it’s very important and very exciting,” she added.
Source: Ambito
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