Luis Díaz of Liverpool FC, UEFA Europa League 2023 Group E matchup between Liverpool FC and R. Union Saint-Gilloise at Anfield on October 5, 2023, in Liverpool, England. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Diaz was absent from Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday, but the team still felt his presence. After scoring in the 31st minute, forward Diogo Jota lifted Diaz’s No. 7 jersey.
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“It was clear that we had to give extra meaning to the game and it was a struggle for Lucho,” manager Jurgen Klopp said after the game. “Then the guys took my shirt off and I wasn’t 100 percent with To be honest, I’m prepared for that. It was touching, but also wonderful. “
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota holds teammate Luis Diaz’s shirt after scoring his first goal to make it 1-0 in the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Oct. 29, 2023, in Liverpool, England. (Daniel Chesterton/Offside/Offside (via Getty Images)
Police Chief William Salamanca informed the 26-year-old that his mother, Cilenis Marulanda, had been found and healthy, but that they would continue the search for his father, Luis Manuel Diaz.
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“We will spare no effort in the face of this that affects all Colombians,” Salamanca said.
The two men were reportedly kidnapped while at a gas station in Diaz’s hometown near the border with Venezuela.
Liverpool’s Luis Diaz in action at the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield on Oct. 21, 2023 in Liverpool, England (Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images).
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Colombian police are offering a reward of approximately $49,000 for information leading to the location of Luiz’s father.
Authorities expressed fears that it was a kidnapping for extortion and that the kidnappers were trying to take Luiz’s father to Venezuela.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Paulina Dedaj is a reporter for Fox News Digital.