Luis Diaz father kidnapping: Colombia manager sends emotional message to Liverpool forward
Colombia national team manager Nestor Lorenzo has sent a message of support to Liverpool forward Luis Diaz following the abduction of his father.
Colombian police are still searching for Luis Manuel Diaz, who was taken with his wife Cilenis Marulanda, on Saturday before her release. The Reds learned of the ordeal late on Saturday evening and the 26-year-old was allowed to sit out th3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
Multiple sources in Colombia have claimed that the family's van was amused at a petrol station by four armed men on motorcycles. 'Operation Padlock' was launched in order to free Diaz's mother and father from the kidnappers, the roads out of La Guajira were closed with Mrs Marulanda being found in Carretalito district.
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The likes of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, as well as a host of Liverpool stars, have sent messages to Diaz and Lorenzo becomes the latest football figure to offer their support, following the disturbing incident on Thursday.
"I fight with you all! We pray and cry for the speedy release of your father HEALTHY AND SAFE!!! All COLOMBIA WITH YOU," the 57-year-old Argentinian wrote on Instagram.
"We are still waiting for the release of dad from @luisdiaz19_ that sanity reigns, we want him HEALTHY and SAFE!!! we are with you Lucho."
General William Salamanca, the director of Colombia's National Police, spoke with Diaz on the phone to confirm details about his father as they oversee the rescue mission. It has been said that over 100 troops have been deployed in a bid to find Diaz snr with a £40,000 reward offered for information
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