{"id":295477,"date":"2023-11-17T12:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295477"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:24:42","slug":"diaz-shares-heartfelt-hug-with-liverpool-team-mate-alisson-after-brace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/diaz-shares-heartfelt-hug-with-liverpool-team-mate-alisson-after-brace\/","title":{"rendered":"Diaz shares heartfelt hug with Liverpool team-mate Alisson after brace"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Luis Diaz shares heartfelt hug with Liverpool team-mate Alisson after scoring twice against him for Colombia to beat Brazil, with winger starring in front of his emotional father following kidnap ordeal<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Diaz scored twice in front\u00a0of his recently-released father on an emotional night\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Liverpool star&#8217;s second-half headers gave Colombia victory over Brazil\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s a three-team title race&#8230; Toney could lead Arsenal to glory: It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool stars Luis Diaz and Alisson Becker shared a touching moment after Colombia&#8217;s 2-1 comeback victory against Brazil in World Cup Qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two goals second-half goals from Diaz gave the home side an impressive win on an emotionally charged night at the\u00a0Estadio Metropolitano.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Diaz&#8217;s father, who had been reunited with his son two days ago following\u00a012-day ordeal with his abductors last week, was in attendance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old&#8217;s mother, Cilenis Marulanda was also in the stands after she had also been captured\u00a0by armed men on motorcycles in the small town of Barrancas.\u00a0Marulanda\u00a0rescued within hours by police.<\/p>\n<p>After the final whistle, Diaz&#8217;s team-mate Alisson heartily embraced his Anfield colleague despite seeing him breach his net on two occasions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/09\/77922485-12761219-image-a-7_1700212942042.jpg\" height=\"341\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz shared a heartfelt hug with Liverpool team-mate Alisson after scoring past him to secure victory for Colombia against Brazil<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/09\/77915435-12761219-His_son_was_the_hero_on_the_night_scoring_two_late_goals_for_a_W-a-8_1700213016132.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diaz was the hero on the night, scoring two late goals for a World Cup qualifying victory\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Diaz spoke of his admiration for his Reds team-mate after the game and revealed that Alisson had been a great source of support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Alisson told me he\u2019s very happy because he knows what we went through.&#8217; He said. &#8216;He is a great person, I admire him a lot because off the field he is a great human being and he gave me all the support I could have to be calm in those difficult moments.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The uncertainty that surrounded the safety of Diaz&#8217;s father would likely have hit the Brazilian stopper harder than most, following the tragic death of his own father in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jose\u00a0Agostinho Becker\u00a0drowned in a lake on the family&#8217;s ranch near the town of Lavras do Sul, southern Brazil.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alisson, who would speak to his dad every day,\u00a0revealed last year that he was unable to attend his funeral and watched online amid the coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I remember that the time he passed away was the height of the pandemic and I was unable to attend the funeral,&#8217; he told\u00a0UOL Esporte.\u00a0&#8216;I participated online, it was my decision.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night,\u00a0Colombia&#8217;s game in attack depended almost exclusively on Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>The striker nearly scored after dribbling past several Brazilians in the 30th minute and was stopped by Alisson on two more dangerous shots in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz equalized with an easy header in the 75th minute before sparking pandemonium with what turned out to the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Manuel D\u00edaz was overwhelmed and fell to the floor after witnessing the winner, while he was mobbed by the euphoric fans around him in jubilant scenes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alisson said post-match:\u00a0&#8216;He is a friend, he suffered a lot these days. 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