The Colombian forward has faced the harrowing experience of his father’s abduction, yet he displayed remarkable mental resilience to spare his team’s blushes.
Liverpool left it until the dying moments to secure a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road against Luton Town, with an emotional equalizer delivered by Luis Diaz.
Liverpool’s 23 attempts went unrewarded, and Darwin Nunez endured a forgettable evening, marked by a particularly agonizing open-goal miss.
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It appeared as though Luton had capitalized on the visitors’ profligacy when former Manchester United youth player Tahith Chong wrapped up a swift counter-attack with just 10 minutes left on the clock.
That goal cued Luis Diaz’s introduction off the bench, and in the fifth minute of injury time he repaid his manager’s faith by heading home Harvey Elliott’s cross. He celebrated by revealing his undershirt with the message “Freedom for papa”, in reference to the kidnapping of his father in Colombia.