Luis Diaz has spoken of his desperation and misery in an emotional name for the discharge of his father. The Liverpool winger’s dad and mom had been kidnapped at gunpoint in Colombia final week.
His mom has since been discovered, however his father stays lacking. The Nationwide Liberation Military (ELN), a left-wing guerrilla organisation, is behind the kidnapping.
Diaz made his enchantment after coming off the bench to attain a stoppage-time equaliser for the Reds in a 1-1 draw at Luton on Sunday.
The 26-year-old marked the purpose by revealing a T-shirt bearing a message studying ‘Freedom for Dad’, and he adopted that up with a publish on Instagram.
It learn: “In the present day the footballer will not be chatting with you. In the present day Lucho Diaz, the son of Luis Manuel Diaz, is chatting with you.
“Mane, my dad, is a tireless employee, a pillar within the household and he has been kidnapped.
“I ask the ELN for the immediate launch of my father, and I ask worldwide organisations to work collectively for his freedom.
“Each second, each minute, our anguish grows. My mom, my brothers and I are determined, distressed and with out phrases to explain what we’re feeling. This struggling will solely finish when now we have him again house.
“I encourage you to launch him instantly, respecting his integrity and ending this painful wait as quickly as attainable.
“Within the identify of affection and compassion, we ask that you just rethink your actions and permit us to get better him.
“I thank Colombians and the worldwide group for the help obtained, thanks for thus many demonstrations of affection and solidarity on this tough time that many households in my nation discover themselves dwelling.”
Diaz’s look as an 83rd-minute substitute at Kenilworth Street was his first for the reason that kidnappings on October 28.
