Luis Díaz (left) hugs Diogo Jota (cent.).
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The sudden death of Diogo Jota shook the world of football, But especially those who shared Camerino, trips and personal moments with him.
One of them was Luis Díaz, who expressed his pain in social networks the same day the news was known.
“I have no words … it hurts in my soul. Not only because of what it was on the court, but for the person who was outside of it. There are gestures that you never forget, and Diogo had one with me that will accompany me all my life. My hug is with Rute, her three children and her family. Rest in peace, Diogo and André 🕊️,” the Guajiro wrote in his Instagram account on Thursday, hours after the news.
On Friday, affected, Díaz spoke with Win wake uphe referred to the mood blow that meant the death of his partner and the close bond that united them.
This said Luis Díaz about the death of Diogo Jota
“It's very hard. It's very hard to find news like that. The first thing I did when I woke up was to look at the news. Very sad for what happened. To the family, among us, he grabbed us off guard, and I think no one is prepared for that news,” he began by saying the striker. Then, he recalled the key role that the Portuguese had in his adaptation process to the English club.
“He was a fundamental partner in my arrival in Liverpool, because well, his family welcomed me, he welcomed me. He made a great friendship. We had a great healthy rivalry and it was important. We always agreed in many things. So, nothing, I just want to wish him a lot of strength, give his family a lot of strength, his wife, his children who left his way, because the truth must be sufficiently suffering from this terrible news. I wake up and look at the news, and really that my tears came out.
Díaz also reiterated that Jota's gesture had with him, when his parents were kidnapped by the ELN, is something he can never forget. “In addition, I remember that he had a very nice gesture with me, and I will always keep it present, as I said in the photo that I upload to the social network,” he said.
What happened to Diogo Jota?
Diogo Jota, Portuguese striker of Liverpool, died with his brother André in a tragic traffic accident that occurred on a highway near Zamora, Spain, when his Lamborghini vehicle left the road after the possible outbreak of a wheel and caught fire.
Both died calcined before emergency services arrived.
Jota, 28, had arrived at Liverpool in 2020 and was an outstanding figure both in the club and in the Portugal team. The news generated shock in world football; The English club, the Portuguese Federation and various figures deeply lamented their death.
Luis Díaz leaves Liverpool?
In the same interview, the Colombian attacker was also consulted by rumors about a possible arrival in Barcelona. Although he did not give specific details, he acknowledged that there are ongoing conversations, although with caution. “It is not yet known. We are talking to the directives, we are calm where I am. So, nothing, we are there, with issues to speak,” he said.
Liverpool, meanwhile, has made it clear that it has no intention of selling it, so its exit does not seem simple.
Beyond his future in clubs, Díaz closed the conversation with a message of optimism with respect to the Colombian National Team. “We are right now what we want, the objectives we want, which is to qualify for the World Cup. We made a good game there with Argentina. So, nothing, we have to continue with this tonic to continue growing, which is the most important thing.”
And he concluded with a direct message to Colombians: “Just send them a message that they continue to support the selection, which they also play an important role for us.”
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