{"id":292400,"date":"2023-10-30T01:12:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292400"},"modified":"2023-10-30T01:12:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:12:23","slug":"diogo-jota-holds-up-luis-diaz-no7-shirt-as-he-dedicates-goal-to-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/diogo-jota-holds-up-luis-diaz-no7-shirt-as-he-dedicates-goal-to-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Diogo Jota holds up Luis Diaz No7 shirt as he dedicates goal to him"},"content":{"rendered":"
Diogo Jota opened the scoring for the Reds at Anfield before dedicating his goal to Luis Diaz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jota netted in the 31st minute, firing Liverpool ahead in their clash with Nottingham Forest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After scoring, he ran to the bench holding up Diaz’s number seven shirt, paying respects to their fellow team-mate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It comes as Diaz’s parents were kidnapped in Colombia by gunmen on motorbikes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Jota ran to the bench after scoring to hold up Diaz’s shirt, met by applauds from the crowds and team-mates in a show of solidarity with the Colombian star.<\/p>\n
His mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued following a ‘padlock operation’ run by police in the city of Barrancas, Colombia.<\/p>\n
Liverpool star Luis Diaz has been left out of the squad ahead of their Nottingham Forest clash at Anfield.<\/p>\n
Following the news that Diaz’s parents were kidnapped in Colombia, the star player has been left out of the squad.<\/p>\n
His parents were kidnapped after being stopped by gunmen on motorbikes in the city of Barrancas, Colombia.<\/p>\n
Recent updates have revealed that his mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued by police in the city, though his father is still missing.<\/p>\n
A club statement from Liverpool read: ‘Liverpool Football Club can confirm it is aware of an ongoing situation involving the family of Luis Diaz in Colombia.<\/p>\n