South American football woke up in mourning after one of the saddest pieces of news of recent days was confirmed.
After more than 70 hours of intense searching through the rubble caused by the devastating earthquakes that affected Venezuela, authorities found Yanina Maranella, the wife of Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo, and their two children, Aarón and Ainhoa, dead.
From the moment of the disaster, the Club Sport Marítimo de La Guaira player had used his social media to ask for help and share photographs of his family, while friends, teammates, and thousands of people shared the search in the hope of finding them alive.
As the days passed, the rescue operation continued among the remains of the building where they lived, until the outcome that no one wanted to receive was finally confirmed.
The Venezuelan club publicly expressed its condolences and showed its support for the footballer in one of the most difficult moments of his life, while the sports world began sending messages of solidarity to stand by him in this enormous loss.
The tragedy has moved thousands of people inside and outside football, reminding us that behind every athlete, there are families who also suffer the consequences of major catastrophes.