Lucas Trejo was in Caracas, training with his team to play in the Copa Venezuela, when the ground shook twice in less than a minute. Magnitude 7.2. Then 7.5. Far from him, in Playa Grande (La Guaira), the building where his wife Yanina Maranella and his children Aarón and Ainhoa lived collapsed completely. 😔
The 38-year-old defender from Córdoba, nicknamed “El General”, did not hesitate: he posted an Instagram story with a desperate plea that went viral within minutes among fans and journalists in Argentina and Venezuela. He wanted someone, anyone, to tell him that his family was safe. The answer still had not come. 🙏
The earthquakes of June 24, 2026 left at least 164 dead and 971 injured in Venezuela. La Guaira was the most devastated area and recorded nearly 30 aftershocks. Trejo’s brother-in-law, Eduardo Ardiles, told media outlets in Córdoba that they were clinging to the hope that the family was not in the building at the time of the quake, because the son had football practice. A possibility. A thread to keep pulling on. ⚽❤️