Salomon Rondon paid tribute to his late father after scoring in Venezuela's friendly win over United Arab Emirates yesterday evening.
Currently away on international duty, the Everton forward endured a 1-0 defeat to Iceland last Thursday but was among the goals on Tuesday as his home country recorded a comfortable 4-0 victory. On target in the 25th minute of the match, Rondon was understandably emotional as he pointed to the skies before being hugged by team-mates.
His father Jose Rafael, referred to by the player himself as Bigoton (big moustache) sadly passed away last Tuesday while Rondon was preparing for Thursday's meeting with Iceland. The 33-year-old chose to remain with his compatriots, however, and rather fittingly got on the scoresheet.
