The Liverpool winger held up a message for his kidnapped father after scoring the late equaliser against Luton Town.
Luis Diaz came on as a substitute and scored a last-minute equaliser as Liverpool held Luton Town to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday. The Colombian star returned to action for the Reds for the first time since his parents - Luis Manuel Diaz and Cilenis Marulanda - got kidnapped by a militant insurgency group called the
Diaz started on the bench on Sunday and was brought into the game by Jurgen Klopp in the 83rd minute, just three minutes after Tahith Chong handed Luton the lead. In the 95th minute, the winger converted a brilliant header from Harvey Elliot's cross to save his team's blushes. After scoring the all-important goal, Diaz lifted his shirt to hold up a message dedicated to his father who is
The 26-year-old rejoined Reds' training earlier this week and according to Klopp he trained well with the team despite the tragedy in his personal life. His performance on the training pitch
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