This Sunday afternoon, at 3 p.m., Liverpool host Nottingham Forrest for the 10th day of the Premier League. A match which seems innocuous as the Reds are preoccupied by the Luis Diaz case. In fact, the Colombian’s parents were kidnapped in his native country. If the left winger’s mother was rescued and released on Saturday by the police, the player’s father is still wanted.
“Liverpool Football Club can confirm that it is aware of a current situation involving the family of Luis Diaz in Colombia. We fervently hope that this matter will be resolved safely and as soon as possible. In the meantime, player well-being will remain our immediate priority., we can read in the official Liverpool press release. Meanwhile, in Colombia, the army said it had deployed a Black Hawk military helicopter to the incident area. Luis Manuel Diaz and Cilenis Marulanda, the parents of Luis Diaz, were according to Colombian media at a gas station in their town, in the department of La Guajira, when armed men on motorcycles approached them. Luis Diaz should therefore probably not participate in the match against Forest.
