Luis Diaz has revealed one Liverpool teammate in particular ‘helped’ him during the traumatic kidnapping of his father in Colombia.
The ex-Porto man’s father, Luis Manuel Diaz, was kidnapped on the Colombian border with Venezuela by a unit of the National Liberation Army, or ELN at the end of October.
After 12 days in captivity, however, Diaz senior was released and our No. 7 was keen to explain Alisson Becker helped him out massively during what was an extremely stressful time for the family.
“Alisson very happy, he is a great person,” the Colombian said (as quoted by The Kop Times). “He accompanied me in the last 15 days, he is a great human being and he helped me get through this difficult moment.”
It was great news to hear Diaz’s father had been released just over a week ago before our clash with Toulouse in the Europa League.
The Liverpool winger had missed two games as a result of the ordeal but he’ll now be keen to put this all behind him and help fire Jurgen Klopp’s side towards some silverware.
The 26-year-old threw in an exceptional performance for Colombia during the early hours of Friday as they defeated Brazil 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier.
Our No. 7 netted a brace, with Alisson Becker in goal for Brazil, and the Reds duo shared a beautiful moment after the game.