Portuguesa and the ultra-transformed Venezuelan kidnapper

In 1963, with Real Madrid, FC Port, And Sao Paulo In Caracas has play In THE Small Copa of the World, twice Ball Golden winner Alfredo Di Stefano was kidnapped. After be detained by her kidnappers For 70 hours, he was released safe and sound. Orchestration THE who makes headlines getaway was Born in Cuba Venezuelan Paul of the Rio with THE alone intention of bringing THE of the world attention has her policy cause, THE Armed Forces of National Liberation.

Di Stefano went on has play In THE final game of THE tournament A day After her release And of the Rio, After A stint In prison When he was Finally capture ten years later with other illegalities of policy Propaganda has her name, went on has lead A life of celebrity as A artist until her the death In April 2015.

But with both NOW dead And that history said a lot times, There is another kidnapping In Venezuela And In soccer, 15 years later, has be search in.

Artwork by Onkar Shirsekar

In 1978, 350 kilometers far Since THE capital of Caracas And THE location of Di Stefano's kidnapping, Portuguese were accommodation Paraguay Cerro Porteño In that years editing of THE Copa Libertadores. THE Rojinegro were Venezuela inform team. They just broken THE Venezuelan transfer save has sign Richard Páez Since Students of Merida, THE year Before they had won their 3rd league title In four years with Brazilian World Cup winner Jairzinho nets 20 goals In 24 Games has finishing league high scorer, And they were not long disabled A 16 games winner streak that remains unbeaten In THE Primera Division has This day.

Band 5 of THE 1978 Copa Libertadores had begin GOOD For Portugese. After A 0-0 draw with companion Venezuelan side Students, they had beaten Freedom of Paraguay 1-0. Cerro had begin he better, However, with two won Since two. When Rock Peralta, by chance Paraguayan, gave Portuguese A 51st minute lead there was temporarily A new band chief - and news reports In THE days that follow up suggested that that was very a lot on script.

Three days later, A report In Venezuela El National newspaper content THE claim that arbitrator Orlando Sanchez of Colombia had “violated A alleged agreement according to has What...