29 June,2015 08:29 AM IST | | Goal.com
Paraguay's penalty hero Derlis Gonzalez saw his celebrations curtailed by tragedy following the death of his uncle from a heart attack on Saturday night
Derlis Gonzalez celebrates after scoring the winner for Paraguay
Concepcion (Chile): Paraguay's penalty hero Derlis Gonzalez saw his celebrations curtailed by tragedy following the death of his uncle from a heart attack on Saturday night.
Derlis Gonzalez celebrates after scoring the winner for Paraguay. Pic/AFP
The 21-year-old forward scored from the spot to level his side's Copa América quarter-final clash with Brazil at 1-1 and then netted the winner in the shoot-out to seal a place in the last four for the Albirroja.
But after the game, the forward learned that his uncle had suffered a heart attack while watching the win in his homeland and passed away as doctors were unable to revive him.
"Why today uncle? Why? You left me after a heart attack because I gave you so much joy and so much happiness. I can't believe it," Derlis wrote on Twitter later on Saturday in a post that also featured a photo of his uncle.
Gonzalez plays his club football for FC Basel in Switzerland and is considered the latest in Paraguay's long line of striking talents.
