Hours after the kidnapping, there was hope when it was learned of the rescue of the Colombian athlete’s mother, news confirmed by President Gustavo Petro himself, who made the announcement through his personal X account (formerly Twitter). However, the whereabouts of the Guajiro soccer player’s father is unknown.
Regarding the kidnapping, the Portuguese player Diogo Jota, also a Liverpool striker, expressed his support and solidarity with a gesture made in the middle of Liverpool’s match against Nottingham Forest.
Diogo Jota, in the 31st minute of the first half, captured a rebound after an attack by Darwin Núñez, and scored the first goal of the game.
After the goal, Diogo Jota asked for the number 7 shirt, worn by Luis Díaz, to show it to the stands and the cameras, as a sign of support for the difficult moment that the Colombian athlete is going through, who could not attend the match, while the attendees They applauded standing, also in support of the Colombian player.
The match continued with goals from Darwin Núñez, in the 35th minute, and from Mohamed Salah, in the 77th minute.
It should be noted that Liverpool technical director Jürgen Klopp had to make the change at the last minute, because Luis Díaz was in the starting lineup against Nottingham Forest.
By the way, before the match the coach seemed worried, because according to his statements to international media, he had never experienced this situation.
“We had a last minute change due to Luis Díaz’s private situation, which was hard for everyone to be honest. It was a difficult night. Now we are here, we have to concentrate on football, but it was a special preparation, I had never gone through anything like this. “It is a new experience that I would never have needed,” said the German coach.
Through the official website of the English team they also expressed support for the situation of Luis Díaz and his Family:
“We fervently hope that the matter is resolved safely and as soon as possible. In the meantime, the player’s well-being will continue to be our immediate priority,” the club wrote on its page, stating that the priority is the footballer.
Luis Díaz has already contacted the Police
On Sunday, October 29, the director of the National Police, General William Salamanca contacted Luis Díaz and the Colombian ambassador to the United Kingdom Roy Barreras to provide him with details about the ongoing operations for the release of the father. of the player.
The words “Thank you very much” were what was heard from the player after a conversation with William Salamanca.
Luis was questioned about his father’s health, but he ruled out the existence of any relevant medical problem: “He doesn’t have any health problems, he’s fine. He has a slight problem with his nose,” Díaz stated.
The director of the Police, General William Salamanca, increased the reward to find the whereabouts of Luis Manuel Díaz – credit press conference Police
Two hundred million rewards for the release of Luis Díaz’s father
On the morning of Sunday, October 29, the director of the Police announced that the reward for accurate information leading to the whereabouts of Luis Díaz’s father increased from 50 to 200 million pesos.
“To announce that by instruction of the Minister of National Defense (Iván Velásquez Gómez), (there is) a reward of up to $200 million to whoever gives us information that allows us to find the whereabouts of Mr. Luis Díaz,” reported the director of the Police in Press conference. With Infobae
