Former coach: Díaz was previously malnourished and could not play consecutive games, now he is very different

Luis Díaz, who joined the Reds, has made great strides in his career as part of Wayuu, Colombia's largest indigenous community, and spent his childhood in one of the most neglected areas of the country, where hundreds of children die of malnutrition each year.

In the La Guahira region, even access to safe and adequate water is a big problem. Many blameD Cerrejon, one of the world's largest open-pit coal mines, for polluting local rivers, making life harder for everyone. As a result, apart from Arnoldo Igualan, the top scorer of the 1987 Copa America, there are not many players who have become famous in the region.

Carlos Pisiss Restrepo, a former coach at Díaz, said: "Our medical staff actually advised me not to call him because they suspected Díaz was not in a good condition to help the team. They talked about malnutrition and his inability to cope with the whole schedule, as if he had played two games and then needed a break in the third game. In the end, we decided to take him with us, but intended to use him more in the second half. He's improved a lot since then and is now a different player with the gut feeling of scoring goals. ”

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