The mother of the Colombian forward of Villarreal Carlos Bacca, Eloísa Ahumada de Bacca, passed away this Tuesday in a Barranquilla clinic as a result of complications derived from Covid-19, reported his relatives.
Carlos Bacca arrived in Barranquilla last weekend to be with his family after winning the Europa League final against Manchester United with his team in the Polish city of Gdansk.
The Colombian Football Federation lhe congratulated the death of Bacca's mother and sent “a message of support, encouragement and strength to his family, friends and relatives for this painful loss. “
“We accompany them wholeheartedly and hope that they will soon be able to overcome this difficult moment,” added the FCF statement on the loss suffered by the Colombian international.
ANDl Atlético Junior de Barranquilla, the club where Bacca started as a professional, he also expressed condolences to the player, who remains a team badge.
“We are sorry to start the day with the sad news of the death of Mrs. Eloísa Ahumada,
mother of the idol 'Tiburon', Carlos Bacca. We are with his entire family at this difficult time, “said Junior on his Twitter account.
Carlos Bacca, who is a native of Puerto Colombia, in the metropolitan area of Barranquilla, he was trained in the junior divisions, a team with which he was champion, and he also played for Belgian Bruges, Sevilla and Italian Milan.
Bacca is a regular player in the Colombian national team, with which he played the World Cups in Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018.
In fifteen months, the COVID pandemic leaves 173,120 infected in Barranquilla, third city in Colombia, and 4,935 deceased.