Atletico Madrid star Diego Costa made a touching tribute to Virginia Torrecilla, a star of the women’s team who had a brain tumour removed in May.
The Spaniard scored his side’s equaliser against Athletic Bilbao in their first La Liga match back from Covid-19 suspension.
And the forward headed straight to the sideline after poking the ball into the back of the net, holding up the female footballer player’s No.14 shirt to the empty stadium.Torrecilla, who joined Atletico this season after four years with Montpellier, was forced to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumour.The Spanish women’s international star quickly sent a response to Costa for his gesture, writing: “I have no words....