When Cavani saved a journalist’s daughter’s life 👏❤️ | OneFootball

Great man!

Beloved at Parc des Princes for many years, Edinson Cavani turned into a guardian angel for an evening. It was journalist Rafa Cotelo who shared this wonderful story a few days ago.

The Uruguayan explained to the media El Observador that his daughter Ema had been suffering from a chronic neurological disease for several years and was urgently admitted to a clinic in Buenos Aires following complications about a year ago.

Ema needed emergency surgery, but the clinic demanded immediate cash payment. Unable to gather such a sum in such a short time, the journalist desperately tried to contact Edinson Cavani, who plays for Boca Juniors and with whom he had developed some ties over the years.

"He didn't answer because he was sleeping, so I called his wife who passed him the phone," Cotelo first explained before Edinson Cavani assured him, "I'm leaving right away with the money." But, a new problem arose, as the striker was an hour and a half away from the clinic.

Without hesitation, the Uruguayan legend contacted a restaurateur friend who could quickly reach the place with the required amount. "He emptied the cash register, everything he had sold that night, and brought it all to me [...] For me, he was like a guardian angel," he explained.

The surgery was able to take place, and Ema was saved thanks to Cavani's generous act. The journalist later reimbursed the striker, even though he hadn't asked for it. Damn dust in the eye.

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