Ecuadorean footballer Pervis Estupiñan lost his passport after his country's World Cup qualifying win over Colombia and took to social media on Wednesday to appeal for help in finding it.
"I want to make a call to help me find three black bags and a passport I lost yesterday in Carapungo (Quito)," the Villarreal player said on Twitter.
"I'd be so thankful if anyone who finds them can send me an email" he added alongside his personal email address.
Hola a todos
Quiero hacer un llamamiento para que me ayuden a recuperar las 3 maletas de color negro y el pasaporte que perdí ayer en Carapungo (Quito).Agradecería de todo corazón que si las encuentran envíen un email a: pervis@433media.com.Agradecimientos de antemano pic.twitter.com/XQuRYdAPu5
— Pervis Estupiñan (@PervisEstupinan) November 18, 2020
The message was retweeted by the Ecuador national side, on his own Instagram, and accompanied by the hashtag #LasMalasdePervis or Pervis's luggage.
The 22-year-old defender had planned to leave Ecuador on Wednesday and return to Spain, where Villareal will face Real Madrid in a LaLiga match on Saturday.
Estupiñan scored the sixth goal in Ecuador's stunning 6-1 win over Colombia in Quito on Tuesday.
The result was Colombia's heaviest defeat since 1977 and took their Andean neighbours into third place in the South American World Cup qualifying group with nine points after four games, behind only Brazil and Argentina.
Estupiñan later tweeted that he was able to track down at least one of his pieces of luggage, which included his passport.
Gracias a su ayuda conseguí recuperar la maleta más importante y el pasaporte.
Que DIOS les bendiga. pic.twitter.com/OB5HUICiAi— Pervis Estupiñan (@PervisEstupinan) November 18, 2020
(Reporting by Andrew Downie Editing by Christian Radnedge)
