Alisson Becker paid respect to Luis Diaz after the Liverpool attacker returned to the pitch and scored a stoppage-time level at Luton Town.
Diaz was included in the Reds’ Premier League squad on Sunday despite his ongoing family situation back in his home country.
After being substituted on by Jürgen Klopp, the Colombian scored in the 95th minute to cancel out the home team’s first goal, which had been scored by Tahith Chong.
After the game, goalkeeper Alisson praised his teammate’s resilience in an interview with Sky Sports.
Alisson remarked of Diaz, “It says a lot about his character, about his inner strength.” Since we are close to him and understand what he is going through, it goes without saying that we are there for him emotionally and physically.
We share his suffering, yet his is on a different plane. Even in the midst of adversity, football has the potential to brighten people’s days. And I suppose Lucho is finding some temporary relief from his hardships through football.
We’re here for him, so he can take as much time as he needs. He showed up, got in shape, and scored a game-winning goal for us in a crucial match. Our support for him is undivided.
The No.1 continued: “Football always surprises, in a good way occasionally. It happened to me when I was going through a tough time, and it happened to other individuals now and in the past.
I believe he was completely dedicated to completing his job and assisting the team in their pursuit of three points when he was on the field. Then he did that for us, too.
Liverpool’s winning streak, which had reached four games since the international break in October, was snapped in a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road.
Alisson summed up the game’s difficulty for Liverpoolfc.com, saying, “It was really difficult.” This evening, we faced a formidable foe. The photos we saw of them before the game confirmed our expectations.
“They demonstrated it on the pitch, they played exactly like we imagined it, with a lot of tenacity defensively, attempting to go for counters – they succeeded on one occasion.
We didn’t play a horrible game, but rather one in which we had opportunities to score more goals and ultimately prevail. We wasted our time and earned ourselves a single point by not taking advantage of the opportunities we crafted.
