debtFormer Portland Timbers and Necasa player Brian Fernandez faces a complicated situation battling addiction, which has put his football career on the back burner for now.
Fernandez’s girlfriend Araceli Facia shared with A24 a heartbreaking account of the battle they face to get the footballer to agree to treatment within weeks of his departure from Colon Santa Fe. But in desperation, she said the situation was complicated.
“Brian is now with his family and is doing well. We are waiting for him to agree to treatment. So today I am looking for other support.He has been informed about the illness and what he is going through on a daily basis.It is very difficult.
Araceli Facia sees Brian Fernandez’s deterioration due to addiction
Brian Fernandez’s girlfriend said they have been in a relationship for eight years and the fight has been going on for the past three years, a constant struggle.
“He uses cocaine. I never reported them because the dealers were coming to my door. There are people who want to treat him with big profits. Consumption is not allowed.” When it’s considered a disease… move forward responsibly,” she said.
