It's been four months since the devastating earthquake that struck Venezuela and took Lucas Trejo's family with him, after the building they lived in collapsed. The footballer lost his wife, Yanina Maranella, and two young children, Aaron and Ainhoa, who had been left behind at home while he was on loan with Maritimo La Guaira. The player dug through the rubble for three days to find them before receiving the tragic news that changed his life forever.
He was left alone and had to take painkillers to cope with the pain. Two people came to his aid from whom he would never have expected such a gesture. In an interview with Radio La Red, he revealed that it was Leo Messi and his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, who gave him everything he needed to start over after the loss, supporting him in the most difficult period of his life.
Lucas Trejo recounts Messi's gesture
The Argentine's family was in the hardest-hit area of Venezuela's earthquake when the building they lived in collapsed. The footballer was on a trip and immediately returned to search for his relatives. He dug desperately through the rubble for three days before finding their bodies. The news was devastating for him.
At that moment, Antonela Roccuzzo contacted her to offer help through her foundation. "When the earthquake hit, I spent three days next to a building, among the ruins, in a temperature of 40 degrees. There was no electricity, everything was destroyed and there was no food. Antonela was the first person to help us. She sent us everything we needed to set up a camp, so that we would not lack food or water."
Trejo lost his wife and two young children in the earthquake in Venezuela
After the death of his family, Lucas Trejo faced an indescribable pain. He had lost his wife and two young children, while he no longer had a home where he could find shelter. The defender showed that Messi also intervened specifically to help him, by donating a suitcase filled with clothes and shoes. "Guillermo Hoyos came with two suitcases of clothes. One was sent to me by the Inter Miami staff. The other suitcase, with his clothes and shoes, was sent to me by Leo Messi. He started me in this very difficult period, while he was playing in the World Cup". The Argentine has clung to his religious faith to find strength and to continue his life, forever marked by this tragedy.
